Rock Art Database

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Section A. CORE INFORMATION

A1. Identifiers

Classifications And Periods

County

WIGTOWNSHIRE

A2. Grid Reference(original find site)

A3. Current Location & Provenance

Section B. CONTEXT

B1. Landscape Context

B2. Current land use & vegetation

• Improved Pasture

B3. Forestry

• No selection

B4. Archaeological Features within 200m / or visible from the panel

• Other rock art

B5. Location Notes

No notes added

Previous Notes

"NX44NW 46 4275 4827 This interesting outcrop was discovered recently by Mr Young and he kindly permitted the author to excavate the rock beyond the part already exposed. The SW part was covered with up to one foot of soil, but still the whole rock must have been exposed in early days as all engravings are much weathered. The rock is much fractured and generally slopes 14 degrees NW. From NE to SW is a row of carvings: a cup and four complete rings and a tail from the inner ring leading to a cupmark surrounded by a small horse-shoe mark; a faint cup with a possible single ring; a cup and three rings, the outer one incomplete; a large cup and three complete rings, the outer one being cut off by cracks in the rock; a single oval ring-mark with possible pocking in its centre; a large cup with one complete ring, a small cup with part of a ring; a large cup and four complete rings with possible tail to the SW and a plough scratch to the SE; another cup and complete ring. Near this there seems to be a row o"

NX44NW 46 4275 4827 This interesting outcrop was discovered recently by Mr Young and he kindly permitted the author to excavate the rock beyond the part already exposed. The SW part was covered with up to one foot of soil, but still the whole rock must have been exposed in early days as all engravings are much weathered. The rock is much fractured and generally slopes 14 degrees NW. From NE to SW is a row of carvings: a cup and four complete rings and a tail from the inner ring leading to a cupmark surrounded by a small horse-shoe mark; a faint cup with a possible single ring; a cup and three rings, the outer one incomplete; a large cup and three complete rings, the outer one being cut off by cracks in the rock; a single oval ring-mark with possible pocking in its centre; a large cup with one complete ring, a small cup with part of a ring; a large cup and four complete rings with possible tail to the SW and a plough scratch to the SE; another cup and complete ring. Near this there seems to be a row of about ten short parallel grooves. This feature seems to be repeated at the NE end of the outcrop where seven parallel grooves occur, but these are almost weathered off. If these rows of parallel grooves are authentic and contemporary with the cup and rings, they represent a class of symbols very rare in cup and ring art. The major concentration of such parallel grooves occurs at Magheranaul, Co. Donegal. It is remarkable however, that about 7.5km SW from Claunch, at Blairbuy 3, there also is a cup and ring site with parallel grooves, (fig. 8B). Although plough scratches occur on the rock at Claunch 6, it seems unlikely that 17 similar, evenly spaced parallel grooves will have been caused by ploughing. The grooves however are too much worn to ascertain their nature; no certain pockmarks could be detected. M van Hoek 1987

Section C. PANEL

C1. Panel Type

C2. Panel Dimensions, Slope & Orientation

C3. Rock Surface

C4. Surface Features

• No selection

C5. Panel Notes

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C6. Probability

The probability that there is any rock art on the panel is not mentioned

Comments

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C7. MOTIFS

Visible Tool Marks? No

Visible Peck Marks? No

Section D. ACCESS, AWARENESS & RISK

D1. Access

• No selection

D2. Awareness

• No selection

There are stories or folk traditions associated with this panel No

D3. Risk

Natural

• No selection

Animal

Human

• No selection

Comments and other potential threats

No comments added