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| Canmore ID |
63716 |
SCRAP ID |
3308 |
| Location OS Grid Ref: |
NX 51774 53889
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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 |
22/09/2018 |
Date Fieldwork Completed |
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| New Panel? |
Yes |
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A1. Identifiers
| Panel Name |
CAIRNHOLY |
Number |
2 |
| 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 Stone |
Period 1 |
Neol/bronze Age |
| Classification 2 |
Chambered Cairn |
Period 2 |
Neolithic |
County
KIRKUDBRIGHTSHIRE
A2. Grid Reference(original find site)
| OS NGR |
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| New OS NGR |
NX |
51774 |
53889 |
| Lat/Long |
54.85777 |
-4.31067 |
| 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.) |
Sloping |
| Aspect of slope (if on sloping terrain e.g. S, SE etc.) |
S |
B2. Current land use & vegetation
B3. Forestry
B4. Archaeological Features within 200m / or visible from the panel
- Other rock art
- Cairnfield
- Burial Mound/Cairn
B5. Location Notes
This panel is located in a grassy area immediately (about 2m) behind, on the western side, the southern half of the main facade of Cairnholy 1 chambered cairn. It is a large slab which slopes to the NE. The panel may have been moved from it original position, but its relationship to the chambered cairn is unclear.
C1. Panel Type
| In the landscape |
Boulder/Slab |
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C2. Panel Dimensions, Slope & Orientation
Dimensions of panel (m to one decimal place)
| Length (longer axis) |
1.9 |
Width |
0.9 |
| Height (max) |
0.7 |
Height (min) |
0.3 |
Approximate slope of carved surface
Orientation (Aspect e.g. NW)
| Rock Surface |
NE |
Carved Surface |
NE |
Carved Surface |
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C3. Rock Surface
| Surface Compactness |
Friable
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Grain Size |
Medium
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Visible Anomalies |
Not Visible
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Rock Type |
Greywacke
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C4. Surface Features
- Fissures/cracks
- Rough surface
C5. Panel Notes
This is a large slab of greywacke stone, which measures 1.9m x 0.9m in size and is between 0.3m and 0.7m in height. In the centre of the panel there is a single cup surrounded by perhaps 5 rings that may be partial or very eroded. A possible radial groove extends from the central cup, and there is a later groove cutting across some of the rings The surface is badly flaked and the carvings are weathered and only visible in low sunlight.
C6. Probability
The probability that there is any rock art on the panel is
Definite
Comments
Possible radial groove
C7. MOTIFS
Cup and Rings
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1
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Partial Ring
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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.
- Access is managed by a national organisation.
- There is and interpretation on site.
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.
- The rock is in an area with visitor facilities.
Comments and other potential threats
No comments added
