Cochno Stone
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The Cochno Stone is a large cup and ring marked rock at Auchnacraig, Faifley, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, next to the Cochno farm. It is also known variously as "Whitehill 1" and "the Druid Stone".
Sketch by W. A. Donnelly (dated 1895) of the Cup & Ring marks on the Cochno Stone. Published by John Bruce in 1896
Detail sketched by James Harvey of Duntocher in 1889
Petroglyph
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A petroglyph is an image created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, or abrading, as a form of rock art. The term generally refers to rock engravings of ancient origin, o
Cochno Stone
…7.9 metres), and was documented in 1887 by the Rev. James Harvey. It features around 90 carved indentations, considered to be one of the finest sets of petroglyphs in Scotland. The stone was reburied in 1965 to protect it against vandalism. In 2015 it was partially re-exposed for investigation during a three-day…
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