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| Canmore ID |
34918 |
SCRAP ID |
624 |
| Location OS Grid Ref: |
NO 51354 53498
|
Team |
Not in team
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Existing Classifications
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| Classification |
Period |
| CUP MARKED STONE |
PREHISTORIC |
|
| Date Fieldwork Started |
25/06/2019 |
Date Fieldwork Completed |
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| New Panel? |
No |
|
A1. Identifiers
| Panel Name |
TURIN HILL |
Number |
8 |
| Other names |
Turin Hill E |
| HER/SMR |
NO55SW0026
|
SM Number |
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Other |
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Classifications And Periods
| Classification 1 |
Cup Marked Rock |
Period 1 |
Neol/bronze Age |
County
ANGUS
A2. Grid Reference(original find site)
| OS NGR |
NO |
51350 |
53500 |
| New OS NGR |
NO |
51354 |
53498 |
| Lat/Long |
56.6707 |
-2.79538 |
| Obtained By: |
GPS
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A3. Current Location & Provenance
| Located |
- Moved from original location
- Re-used in structure
|
| other |
hillfort |
| Accession no. |
Not given |
B1. Landscape Context
| Weather |
Sunny
|
| Position in landscape |
Hillside |
| Topography(terrain within about 500m of panel.) |
Sloping |
| Aspect of slope (if on sloping terrain e.g. S, SE etc.) |
NW |
B2. Current land use & vegetation
- Improved Pasture
- Conservation
B3. Forestry
B4. Archaeological Features within 200m / or visible from the panel
- Other rock art
- Dun
- Hillfort
B5. Location Notes
The panel lies on the top of Turin Hill, to the N side of a field wall running along the top of the hill and within the area of the hillfort Kemp's Castle which is a scheduled monument (SM142). The panel is a large boulder within a grouping of other boulders of the same size and large quantities of smaller stones, forming part of a structure within the hillfort area within which the panel appears to have been incorporated. There are extensive views to the N over the valley below and the hills to the N. Turin Hill 7 lies approximately 10m to the NW.
Previous Notes
NO55SW 26 5135 5350.
C1. Panel Type
| In a structure |
Other context |
hillfort |
C2. Panel Dimensions, Slope & Orientation
Dimensions of panel (m to one decimal place)
| Length (longer axis) |
1 |
Width |
0.7 |
| Height (max) |
0.5 |
Height (min) |
0.3 |
Approximate slope of carved surface
Orientation (Aspect e.g. NW)
| Rock Surface |
W |
Carved Surface |
W |
Carved Surface |
|
C3. Rock Surface
| Surface Compactness |
Hard
|
Grain Size |
Medium
|
Visible Anomalies |
No selection
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Rock Type |
Sandstone
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C4. Surface Features
C5. Panel Notes
The panle is a boulder measuring 1 x 0.7m across and rising to 0.5m at its heighest. It has a flattish, lemon-shaped surface, which slopes gently to the W. There are 3 possible cupmarks: a large cup about 6cm across and with a flat bottom to the N side; a large cup in the centre which is about 9cm across and has a rough interior; and a small cup, approximately 3cm across to the S of the central cup. This also has a rough interior and a slightly pointed end. All three may be natural features.
C6. Probability
The probability that there is any rock art on the panel is
Possible
Comments
All the cupmarks may be natural features.
C7. MOTIFS
Cupmark
|
|
3
|
Visible Tool Marks? No
Visible Peck Marks? No
D1. Access
- Right to Roam access.
- Panel is on Private land.
D2. Awareness
- This panel is known to others in the local community.
There are stories or folk traditions associated with this panel No
D3. Risk
Natural
- Large areas of the rock are covered in lichen, moss or algae.
Animal
- There are sheep near the rock.
- There are cattle near the rock.
Human
- The rock is located on/nearby a path or place where people might walk.
Comments and other potential threats
The panel lies within the area of a scheduled monument.
