Soutra Hill
Cup And Ring Marked Stone (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)
Site Name Soutra Hill
Classification Cup And Ring Marked Stone (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)
Canmore ID 54544
Site Number NT45NE 20
NGR NT 45250 58400
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/54544
- Council Midlothian
- Parish Fala And Soutra (Midlothian)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District Midlothian
- Former County Midlothian
NT45NE 20 4525 5840
2 sandstone slabs, one measuring about 16" x 8", the other about 12" x 11", and both about 4-6" deep, were found by Dr Moffat in 1988 while recording at the site of Soutra Hill medieval hospital (NT45NE 1).
The slabs, each of which bears a cup and 3 rings with radial groove from cup to stone edge, were found with cement adhering, which indicates that they had been built into a wall of the hospital, although probably moved from near the site with other local stones when the hospital was built.
Information from R W B Morris 20 October 1988; Dr Brian Moffat, 36 Hawthornvale, Edinburgh.
G Ewart and B Moffat 1988
Note (30 July 2020)
Date Fieldwork Started: 30/07/2020
Compiled by: ELF
Location Notes: These panels were not located during field survey on 30July.
Sbc Note
Visibility: Not applicable. Site of a provenanced find.
information from Scottish Borders Council