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CANTRAYBRUICH

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Canmore ID 14154 SCRAP ID 701
Location OS Grid Ref: NH 77770 46210 Team Not in team
Existing Classifications
Classification Period
CUP MARKED STONE PREHISTORIC
Date Fieldwork Started Date Fieldwork Completed
New Panel? No  

Section A. CORE INFORMATION

A1. Identifiers

Panel Name CANTRAYBRUICH Number
Other names
HER/SMR MHG14267
 SM Number Other
County
NAIRN

A2. Grid Reference(original find site)

OS NGR NH 77770 46210
New OS NGR
Lat/Long 57.48957 -4.04071
Obtained By:

A3. Current Location & Provenance

Located
  • Moved from original location
Accession no. Not given

Section B. CONTEXT

B1. Landscape Context

Weather
Position in landscape
Topography(terrain within about 500m of panel.)
Aspect of slope (if on sloping terrain e.g. S, SE etc.)

B2. Current land use & vegetation

  • No selection

B3. Forestry

  • No selection

B4. Archaeological Features within 200m / or visible from the panel

  • No selection

B5. Location Notes

No notes added
Previous Notes

NH74NE 19 7777 4621. A cupped stone was found in May, 1881, face downwards, in a field, below and a little to the NE of Cantrybruiach, to which it has been removed, Mr Hamilton, tennant; the finder. The stone is a slab of local reddish-yellow sandstone 5ft long by 2 1/2 - 3ft broad by 9 - 10ins thick with some 35 cup-marks. W Jolly 1882. This cup-marked stone has been built into the garden wall of Cantray bruich at NH 7777 4621. Only one face can be seen, containing at least 18 cup-marks. No knowledge could be gained regarding its original find-spot. Resurveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (N K B) 12 August 1964.

Section C. PANEL

C1. Panel Type

In a structure Boulder/Slab

C2. Panel Dimensions, Slope & Orientation

Dimensions of panel (m to one decimal place)
Length (longer axis) Width
Height (max) Height (min)
Approximate slope of carved surface
degrees degrees
Orientation (Aspect e.g. NW)
Rock Surface Carved Surface Carved Surface

C3. Rock Surface

Surface Compactness No selection Grain Size No selection Visible Anomalies No selection Rock Type No selection

C4. Surface Features

  • No selection

C5. Panel Notes

No notes added

C6. Probability

The probability that there is any rock art on the panel is not mentioned

Comments

No comments added

C7. MOTIFS

Cupmark
cupmark_1
18

Visible Tool Marks? No

Visible Peck Marks? No

Section D. ACCESS, AWARENESS & RISK

D1. Access

  • No selection

D2. Awareness

  • No selection
There are stories or folk traditions associated with this panel No

D3. Risk

Natural
  • No selection
Animal
Human
  • No selection
Comments and other potential threats

No comments added