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| Canmore ID |
368581 |
SCRAP ID |
3259 |
| Location OS Grid Ref: |
NN 81873 50420
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Team |
Not in team
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Existing Classifications
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None.
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| Date Fieldwork Started |
01/10/2019 |
Date Fieldwork Completed |
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| New Panel? |
Yes |
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A1. Identifiers
| Panel Name |
LURGAN FARM |
Number |
6 |
| Other names |
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| HER/SMR |
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SM Number |
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Other |
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Classifications And Periods
| Classification 1 |
Cup And Ring Marked Rock |
Period 1 |
Neol/bronze Age |
County
PERTHSHIRE
A2. Grid Reference(original find site)
| OS NGR |
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| New OS NGR |
NN |
81873 |
50420 |
| Lat/Long |
56.63067 |
-3.9272 |
| Obtained By: |
GPS
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A3. Current Location & Provenance
| Located |
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| Accession no. |
Not given |
B1. Landscape Context
| Weather |
Sunny Intervals
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| Position in landscape |
Hillside |
| Topography(terrain within about 500m of panel.) |
Flat |
| Aspect of slope (if on sloping terrain e.g. S, SE etc.) |
SE |
B2. Current land use & vegetation
B3. Forestry
B4. Archaeological Features within 200m / or visible from the panel
Other: Lime kiln
B5. Location Notes
The panel is on the flat upper surface of a large schist outcrop, measuring roughly 80m N-S, situated within a young plantation of mixed deciduous and pine about 100m N of the small settlement of Lurgan on a S facing hillside above upper Strath Tay. There are views through the trees to the hills on the S side of Strath Tay. The panel is on the E edge of the outcrop, which lies about 25m W of a wooden fence to a one-hole golf course and the houses of Lurgan beyond. There is some evidence of quarrying along the S and E edges of the outcrop, and it is likely that some of this stone has been used in the construction of a lime kiln, situated on the edge of the outcrop about 40m SSW of the main concentration of panels. The outcrop is mainly covered in young trees, turf and vegetation, but has several exposed areas with carvings and it is likely that there are further carved surfaces beneath the vegetation. There are 10 panels within 15m of Lurgan Farm 6 which, together with this panel, are all grouped under the same Canmore ID (Canmore 30455, ScRAP 2477): Lurgan Farm 5 is 1m to the N, Lurgan Farm 7 is 2.5m to the W, Lurgan Farm 8 is 5m to the SW, and Lurgan Farm 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, and 10 are within a 15m radius.
C1. Panel Type
C2. Panel Dimensions, Slope & Orientation
Dimensions of panel (m to one decimal place)
| Length (longer axis) |
4.8 |
Width |
1.4 |
| Height (max) |
0.7 |
Height (min) |
0 |
Approximate slope of carved surface
Orientation (Aspect e.g. NW)
| Rock Surface |
W |
Carved Surface |
W |
Carved Surface |
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C3. Rock Surface
| Surface Compactness |
Friable
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Grain Size |
Coarse
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Visible Anomalies |
No selection
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Rock Type |
Schist
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C4. Surface Features
- Fissures/cracks
- Natural Hollows
- Rough surface
C5. Panel Notes
A long, linear panel that is divided in two by a narrow patch of turf, measuring 4.8 x 1.4 m and up to 0.7m in height. The NE end slopes to the SW, while the SW end slopes slightly to the NE. The rock type is friable schist with a rough surface and numerous fissures. The panel has been carved with 3 cups (one of which is oval) with rings, a cup and partial ring (open at a fissure), 1 courgette and 18 cups (1 possible).
C6. Probability
The probability that there is any rock art on the panel is
Definite
Comments
1 possible cupmark
C7. MOTIFS
Cupmark
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18
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Cup and Rings
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3
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Partial Ring
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1
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Groove
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1
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Visible Tool Marks? Yes
Visible Peck Marks? No
D1. Access
- Right to Roam access.
- Panel is on Private land.
D2. Awareness
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.
- There are shrubs growing on the rock surface.
- There are trees nearby whose roots might disturb the rock.
Animal
Human
- This panel has been estimated to be seriously at risk of being damaged or destroyed.
Comments and other potential threats
Within young forestry plantation - may potentially cause damage as trees mature.
