Portable cup-marked stone with four cup marks


This stone was found amongst the jumbled fallen stones from the outer wall of "The Doon Fort", Drumadoon, Blackwaterfoot.

The purpose of cup-marked stones is still debated although a portable stone like this may have been used for crushing earth or vegetable pigments or other similar uses as in small mortars.

The Fort is believed to be Iron Age but the stone is earlier and may have been incorporated in the wall during construction.

SCRAN ID: 000-000-096-873-C; Isle of Arran Heritage Museum