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Folklore
From Canmore:There are 'two huge granite boulders, situated on a shelving rock over an abyss on the Loch Avon side of Cairngorm, with hand-made cups on them about a foot wide and correspondingly deep - "sitting on which is said to be efficaceous in cases of barrenness" '. Pilgrimages have been made to them within living memory. Mitchell and Drummond, A and J (1875) 'Vacation notes in Cromar, Burghead, and Strathspey. Including notice of one of the supposed burial-places of St Columba', Proc Soc Antiq Scot, vol.10 Page(s): 645 |
Posted by thesweetcheat10th October 2013ce Edited 10th October 2013ce
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| The description is exactly like those discussed a few weeks ago ,i.e. natural and typical of that found on granite . The writer(s) also comment "I have not seen these stones, and feel doubtful about their really belonging to this class of cup stones" |
Posted by tiompan10th October 2013ce |
| Thanks George, I did wonder. I've changed the site type to natural rock feature so as to leave the folklore post up. Eds can always delete if not appropriate. |
Posted by thesweetcheat 10th October 2013ce |
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