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| Canmore ID |
33799 |
SCRAP ID |
168 |
| Location OS Grid Ref: |
NO 48096 51647
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Team |
Not in team
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Existing Classifications
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| Classification |
Period |
| CUP MARKED STONE |
PREHISTORIC |
| BOUNDARY STONE |
PERIOD UNASSIGNED |
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| Date Fieldwork Started |
03/05/2021 |
Date Fieldwork Completed |
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| New Panel? |
No |
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A1. Identifiers
| Panel Name |
RESTENNETH PRIORY |
Number |
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| Other names |
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| HER/SMR |
NO45SE0051
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SM Number |
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Other |
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Classifications And Periods
| Classification 1 |
Boundary Stone |
Period 1 |
Period Unassigned |
| Classification 2 |
Carved Stone |
Period 2 |
Period Unassigned |
County
ANGUS
A2. Grid Reference(original find site)
| OS NGR |
NO |
48100 |
51670 |
| New OS NGR |
NO |
48096 |
51647 |
| Lat/Long |
56.65372 |
-2.84816 |
| Obtained By: |
GPS
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A3. Current Location & Provenance
| Located |
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| Accession no. |
Not given |
B1. Landscape Context
| Weather |
Light Rain
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| Position in landscape |
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| Topography(terrain within about 500m of panel.) |
Undulating |
| Aspect of slope (if on sloping terrain e.g. S, SE etc.) |
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B2. Current land use & vegetation
B3. Forestry
B4. Archaeological Features within 200m / or visible from the panel
Other: burial ground, medieval priory ruin
B5. Location Notes
The stone is situated on the grass lawn at the E end of the Reskenneth Priory car park to the W of Prior House at the location NO 48096 51647. The stone is within the immediate vicinity of Reskenneth Priory and burial ground. The stone is a squared-off block of sandstone measuring 0.46m in height, 0.36m in breadth and 0.14m in depth. It has what have previously been described as 3 cupmarks of 55mm in diameter on the W face, along with a deeply inscribed letter 'R', and on the E face a deeply inscribed letter 'L', both letters being 20cm in height. The stone has been described as a 'cup marked' stone re-used as a 'post-medieval boundary stone'. Visualisation of 3D imagery shows that the 'cup marks' appear to have been cut after the stone had been squared by a mason as a boundary marker and cannot therefore be prehistoric and are most likely to be post-medieval (possibly 18th century or later) in date. The lower 'cup mark' has clearly been formed after the skirting to the stone has been carved.
Previous Notes
NO45SE 51 4810 5167.
See also NO45SE 10.00.
NO 4810 5167. Cup-marked Stone, Prior House: A post-medieval boundary stone adjacent to the car park at Prior House, Restenneth, appears to be a re-used cup-marked stone. Although the block of sandstone has been squared off, three cup-marks each about 55mm in diameter by 17mm deep are visible on the W face of the stone.
J R Sherriff 1981.
C1. Panel Type
| In the landscape |
Other context |
Boundary stone |
C2. Panel Dimensions, Slope & Orientation
Dimensions of panel (m to one decimal place)
| Length (longer axis) |
0.5 |
Width |
0.3 |
| Height (max) |
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Height (min) |
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Approximate slope of carved surface
Orientation (Aspect e.g. NW)
| Rock Surface |
W |
Carved Surface |
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Carved Surface |
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C3. Rock Surface
| Surface Compactness |
Hard
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Grain Size |
Fine
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Visible Anomalies |
No selection
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Rock Type |
Sandstone
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C4. Surface Features
- Rough surface
- Smooth Surface
C5. Panel Notes
No notes added
C6. Probability
The probability that there is any rock art on the panel is
not mentioned
Comments
As the lowest of the three 'cup marks' appears to have been carved subsequently to the carving of the moulding at the base of the stone as it cuts through the molding. It is therefore unlikely that the cup marks are neolithic/bronze age and must have been carved in the post medieval period at the earliest.
C7. MOTIFS
Other carvings and motifs
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1
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Visible Tool Marks? No
Visible Peck Marks? No
D1. Access
- Panel is on Private land.
D2. Awareness
- Panel was known before the project.
- 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
Human
- The rock is located on/nearby a path or place where people might walk.
Comments and other potential threats
No comments added
