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| Canmore ID |
368719 |
SCRAP ID |
3269 |
| Location OS Grid Ref: |
NH 39974 57141
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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 |
05/04/2019 |
Date Fieldwork Completed |
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| New Panel? |
Yes |
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A1. Identifiers
| Panel Name |
West Comrie |
Number |
1 |
| Other names |
Scatwell, Am Fireach, Allt a'Chuilinn |
| HER/SMR |
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SM Number |
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Other |
56G Nosas survey 2006-09 |
Classifications And Periods
| Classification 1 |
Cup Marked Stone |
Period 1 |
Neol/bronze Age |
County
ROSS AND CROMARTY
A2. Grid Reference(original find site)
| OS NGR |
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| New OS NGR |
NH |
39974 |
57141 |
| Lat/Long |
57.57589 |
-4.67772 |
| Obtained By: |
Mobile Phone
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A3. Current Location & Provenance
| Located |
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| Accession no. |
Not given |
B1. Landscape Context
| Weather |
Sunny
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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 facing |
B2. Current land use & vegetation
B3. Forestry
- Ploughed
- Mounded
- New Plantation
B4. Archaeological Features within 200m / or visible from the panel
- Other rock art
- Cairnfield
B5. Location Notes
This cup marked stone is situated at the top of a steeply sloping hillside at an altitude of 170m overlooking Strathconon to the S and the junction of the Rivers Conon and Meig. It is in an area which has been deeply ploughed and newly planted with trees and is scattered with boulders. To the N the ground continues to rise more gently and there are patches of mature trees.
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) |
1.2 |
Width |
0.9 |
| Height (max) |
0.5 |
Height (min) |
0.1 |
Approximate slope of carved surface
Orientation (Aspect e.g. NW)
| Rock Surface |
SW |
Carved Surface |
W |
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 |
Not Visible
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Rock Type |
Schist
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C4. Surface Features
- Fissures/cracks
- Rough surface
C5. Panel Notes
The upstanding schist boulder measures 1.2 x 0.9m with a maximum height of 0.5m. It has several surfaces. The carved surface is on the top of the boulder, sloping to the W and measuring 0.4m (N-S) x 0.3m (E-W). There are 7 definite cups and 1 possible cup.
C6. Probability
The probability that there is any rock art on the panel is
Definite
Comments
7 definite and 1 possible
C7. MOTIFS
Cupmark
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7
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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.
D2. Awareness
- Panel was known before the project.
There are stories or folk traditions associated with this panel No
D3. Risk
Natural
- 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
The rock has newly planted trees nearby (4m distant) and is at risk of being overwhelmed by these trees once they grow to maturity. It is also at risk of possible damage when the time comes to harvest the trees.
