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| Canmore ID |
368518 |
SCRAP ID |
1552 |
| Location OS Grid Ref: |
NH 50683 60982
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Team |
Not in team
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Existing Classifications
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| Classification |
Period |
| Cup Marked Stone |
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| Date Fieldwork Started |
11/11/2019 |
Date Fieldwork Completed |
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| New Panel? |
No |
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A1. Identifiers
| Panel Name |
FODDERTY |
Number |
1 |
| Other names |
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| HER/SMR |
MHG53626
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SM Number |
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Other |
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Classifications And Periods
| Classification 1 |
Cup Marked Stone |
Period 1 |
Neol/bronze Age |
| Classification 2 |
Field Boundary |
Period 2 |
19-20th Century |
County
ROSS AND CROMARTY
A2. Grid Reference(original find site)
| OS NGR |
NH |
50690 |
60990 |
| New OS NGR |
NH |
50683 |
60982 |
| Lat/Long |
57.61402 |
-4.5012 |
| Obtained By: |
GPS
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A3. Current Location & Provenance
| Located |
- Moved from original location
- Re-used in structure
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| Accession no. |
Not given |
B1. Landscape Context
| Weather |
Light Rain
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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.) |
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B2. Current land use & vegetation
- Moorland
- Bog/Marsh
- Rough Grazing
B3. Forestry
B4. Archaeological Features within 200m / or visible from the panel
- Other rock art
- Burial Mound/Cairn
- Enclosure
- Ditch/Bank
B5. Location Notes
The panel lies on the S facing slope above the valley of the River Peffery on the edge of the heather moorland to the N and rough grassy pasture to the S. In the past the pasture has been part of a croft and the area was enclosed by a ditch and turf and stone bank. The bank is now ruined and spread and the ditch is partially silted but was full of water on the day of the visit. The cup marked stone lies on the very edge of the ditch among a scatter of large stones which would have formed the bank. Because of its present location it seems likely the stone has been moved from its original position when the bank was built around 200 years ago. There is a thick and vigorous area of gorse growing on the S side of the bank around the stone and 2-3 other large stones from the bank. Just to the N (about 4m) of the ditch is a post and wire fence dividing the pasture from the moorland and there is a large area of reeds and scrubby alder immediately to the N of the fence. To the W immediately beyond the field fence (about 100m) is a track and a new steading and house. There are at least two other cup marked stones in the area, Fodderty 2 and Fodderty 3 (ScRAP 3283 and 3284 respectively). Although not within 200m of the stone there is a chambered cairn to the E and a range of hut circles along the hillside with Knock Farrel, a vitrified fort, visible on the other (S) side of the valley.
Previous Notes
A cup-marked stone was photographed. At least four shallow cup marks are visible. <1>
<1> Private individual, 2004, Photographs of cup-marked stone at Fodderty (Image/Photograph(s)). SHG24848.
C1. Panel Type
| In a structure |
Boulder/Slab |
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C2. Panel Dimensions, Slope & Orientation
Dimensions of panel (m to one decimal place)
| Length (longer axis) |
1 |
Width |
0.8 |
| Height (max) |
0.3 |
Height (min) |
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Approximate slope of carved surface
Orientation (Aspect e.g. NW)
| Rock Surface |
N |
Carved Surface |
N |
Carved Surface |
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C3. Rock Surface
| Surface Compactness |
Hard
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Grain Size |
Medium
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Visible Anomalies |
No selection
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Rock Type |
Schist
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C4. Surface Features
C5. Panel Notes
This is a large irregular rectangular shaped stone measuring 1m N-W by 0.8m and about 0.3m high on the E side, but sunk to ground level on the W side. The cup marks are scattered across the top of the stone. There are 12 cups and a further 2 which appear to be joined by a shallow groove forming as possible dumbell. The stone is covered with lichen.
C6. Probability
The probability that there is any rock art on the panel is
Definite
Comments
No comments added
C7. MOTIFS
Cupmark
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12
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1
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Visible Tool Marks? No
Visible Peck Marks? No
D1. Access
- Right to Roam access.
- Panel is on Private land.
D2. Awareness
- Panel was known before the project.
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
Human
Comments and other potential threats
No comments added
