Cup Music ?

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There has been some mention of cups being acoustic in some way. I think it got into Morriss' list of 100 reasons why people think rock art might have been made. Ringing stoes also. If I remember, I'll try and dig out a ref.

Kilmartin house museum has a neat stone xylophone in the entrance, made from particular slatey stones. Some kinds of stone are soundier than others apparently.

I'm not sure how much sound you can get from a proper cupmark, but you certainly get a pop when you slap a natural hole with your hand. Some of the vertical ones at Coldrum appear just about always half full of water. no idea how deep they go, must be at least 9".