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Socket Stone Rock
Cup Marked Stone
Socket Stone Rock (Cup Marked Stone) on The Modern Antiquarian, the UK & Ireland's most popular megalithic community website. 3 images, 1 fieldnote, plus information on many more ancient sites nearby and across the UK & Ireland.
Image © drew/amj
Nearest Town:
Inverurie (11km E)
OS Ref (GB):
NJ66292259 /
Sheet: 38
Latitude:
57° 17' 33.78" N
Longitude:
2° 33' 33.74" W
Added by
drewbhoy
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Near the cairn on Oxen Craig there is a socket possibly for a standing stone. On the same rock I counted 10 badly worn cup marks after pulling back some turf more were discovered. Probably more on this rock. Varying sizes of cup
Visited 3/06/2010.
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