Cup-and Ring Stone (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NO 143 430
Archaeology & History
In John MacDonald’s History of Blairgowrie (1899), he describes a number of the prehistoric sites in the neighbourhood, including the cup-marked standing stone at nearby Glenballoch. However, one petroglyph that seems to have escaped the attention of all previous surveys was, “one unearthed in 1897 at Aikenhead,” southeast of Blairgowrie. Mr MacDonald described it as possessing “a large number” of cup markings “of various sizes.” But even in his day he reported that the carving had, “unfortunately, been destroyed.”
I can find no other references to this site. Is anyone aware of any, or know anything more about this lost stone?
References:
- MacDonald, John A.R., The History of Blairgowrie, Advertiser: Blairgowrie 1899.
© Paul Bennett, The Northern Antiquarian
