Rock Art Database

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Section A. CORE INFORMATION

A1. Identifiers

Classifications And Periods

County

MIDLOTHIAN

A2. Grid Reference(original find site)

A3. Current Location & Provenance

Section B. CONTEXT

B1. Landscape Context

B2. Current land use & vegetation

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B3. Forestry

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

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B5. Location Notes

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Previous Notes

"NT26NE 3 2535 6958. (NT 2535 6958) Cup and Ring marked Stone found 1897 (NAT) OS 1:10000 map (1974) A boulder of white sandstone with cup and ring marks on its surface was found in 1897 on the Braid Hills Golf Course (at the spot marked on Coles' plan - see NT26NE 1). The stone, now in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS Accession no: IA 29) measures c. 3' x 1'9" x 1' thick and is roughly oblong. It is sculptured with seven cups, three of which are surrounded by a single ring; also grooves. J Bruce 1897; F R Coles 1900; R W B Morris 1969; RCAHMS 1929 Sited to NT 2535 6958 from plan and description. Visited by OS (JFC) 18 December 1953,Sited to NT 2535 6958 from plan and description. Visited by OS (JFC) 18 December 1953"

Sited to NT 2535 6958 from plan and description. Visited by OS (JFC) 18 December 1953

NT26NE 3 2535 6958. (NT 2535 6958) Cup and Ring marked Stone found 1897 (NAT) OS 1:10000 map (1974) A boulder of white sandstone with cup and ring marks on its surface was found in 1897 on the Braid Hills Golf Course (at the spot marked on Coles' plan - see NT26NE 1). The stone, now in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS Accession no: IA 29) measures c. 3' x 1'9" x 1' thick and is roughly oblong. It is sculptured with seven cups, three of which are surrounded by a single ring; also grooves. J Bruce 1897; F R Coles 1900; R W B Morris 1969; RCAHMS 1929 Sited to NT 2535 6958 from plan and description. Visited by OS (JFC) 18 December 1953

Section C. PANEL

C1. Panel Type

C2. Panel Dimensions, Slope & Orientation

C3. Rock Surface

C4. Surface Features

• Bedding Planes

Other: Plough damage

C5. Panel Notes

This is a roughly hemispherical boulder measuring about 0.8 x 0.5m and 25cm thick, with smoothed, rounded edges and a flat upper surface. The sides and top of the panel are cut by multiple plough marks of different lengths, some cutting across the motifs on the narrower, arched end of the boulder. The motif all give the appearance of being enclosed within a long, sub-circular groove like a cartouche. However this groove is actually comprised of a cup with a long curved radial, and a longer groove which braches at one end. There is a sub-rectangular groove, passing through a cup on one side of this long groove. The long groove encircles 2 cup and single ring motifs with conjoined rings, a cup with pennanular ring, a cup and arc ring, and 2 cups with radials. Tool marks are visible in the motifs and there are some random peck marks, as well as finer incisions from plough damage.

C6. Probability

The probability that there is any rock art on the panel is Definite

Comments

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C7. MOTIFS

Visible Tool Marks? Yes

Visible Peck Marks? Yes

Section D. ACCESS, AWARENESS & RISK

D1. Access

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D2. Awareness

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There are stories or folk traditions associated with this panel No

D3. Risk

Natural

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Animal

Human

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Comments and other potential threats

In a museum