Kilmartin Monuments
SCRAN
Name: Baluachraig Baluachraig
Type: Rock Carvings
NGR: NR 831969
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Description
This rock sheet, 230NW of Dunchraigaig cairn, bears 17 cups with double rings, fifteen cups with single rings, and at least 127 plain cupmarks.
This view looking E shows a selection of carvings on a sheet of bedrock surfacing into a sloping field on the valley side. This site is protected within a fenced enclosure, 2 minutes walk from Duncraigaig cairn.
Access / Ownership
All the Ballymeanoch monuments are managed by Historic Scotland and accessible via pathways leading from the dedicated car park at Duncraigaig.
Published References
  • RCAHMS Argyll vol. 6 no.124
  • PSAS 95 (1960-1) p 30 no. 207
  • Morris The Prehistoric Rock Art of Argyll, 1977. P57-8 ARG 17
Abbreviated References