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| Canmore ID |
34915 |
SCRAP ID |
2661 |
| Location OS Grid Ref: |
NO 51516 53562
|
Team |
Not in team
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Existing Classifications
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| Classification |
Period |
| CUP MARKED ROCK |
PREHISTORIC |
|
| Date Fieldwork Started |
25/06/2019 |
Date Fieldwork Completed |
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| New Panel? |
No |
|
A1. Identifiers
| Panel Name |
TURIN HILL |
Number |
5 |
| Other names |
Turin Hill P |
| HER/SMR |
NO55SW0023
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SM Number |
|
Other |
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Classifications And Periods
| Classification 1 |
Cup And Ring Marked Rock |
Period 1 |
Neol/bronze Age |
County
ANGUS
A2. Grid Reference(original find site)
| OS NGR |
NO |
51510 |
53560 |
| New OS NGR |
NO |
51516 |
53562 |
| Lat/Long |
56.67129 |
-2.79275 |
| Obtained By: |
GPS
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A3. Current Location & Provenance
| Located |
|
| Accession no. |
Not given |
B1. Landscape Context
| Weather |
Sunny
|
| Position in landscape |
Top of hill |
| Topography(terrain within about 500m of panel.) |
Flat |
| Aspect of slope (if on sloping terrain e.g. S, SE etc.) |
- |
B2. Current land use & vegetation
- Improved Pasture
- Rough Grazing
- Conservation
B3. Forestry
B4. Archaeological Features within 200m / or visible from the panel
- Other rock art
- Dun
- Hillfort
B5. Location Notes
The panel is located on the top of Turin Hill, immediately above Turin Hill Farmyard. It is approximately 1m to the S of the field wall which runs roughly E-W along the length of the hilltop, bisecting the hillfort known as Kemp's Castle (Canmore ID 34899). It also lies within the area of the scheduled monument designation for the hillfort (SM142). A trig point is approximately 60m to the W along the field wall. Turin Hill 6 lies approximately 25m to the SSW. There are extensive views over the valley below Turin Hill and particularly over Rescobie Loch to the S.
Previous Notes
NO55SW 23 5151 5356.
C1. Panel Type
C2. Panel Dimensions, Slope & Orientation
Dimensions of panel (m to one decimal place)
| Length (longer axis) |
1.2 |
Width |
0.8 |
| Height (max) |
0.2 |
Height (min) |
0 |
Approximate slope of carved surface
Orientation (Aspect e.g. NW)
| Rock Surface |
N |
Carved Surface |
N |
Carved Surface |
|
C3. Rock Surface
| Surface Compactness |
Friable
|
Grain Size |
Medium
|
Visible Anomalies |
No selection
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Rock Type |
Sandstone
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C4. Surface Features
C5. Panel Notes
This is a pear-shaped panel measuring 1.2 x 0.8m across and rising to 0.2m at its highest. It is part of an area of outcropping rock sloping gently to the N, and appears to have been eroded underneath its S edge. There are two possible cupmarks lying close together towards the centre of the panel. Both may be natural, and have a slightly pointed profile. One is not very circular in plan. There is also a large nodule on another part of the panel and other marks which may be a result of natural erosion, perhaps indicating that the marks are a result of the weathering-out of naturally-occurring nodules. There is evidence of a similar process occurring on other rocks in the vicinity.
C6. Probability
The probability that there is any rock art on the panel is
Possible
Comments
Both cupmarks may be natural
C7. MOTIFS
Cupmark
|
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2
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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
- This panel is known to others in the local community.
There are stories or folk traditions associated with this panel No
D3. Risk
Natural
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.
