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| Canmore ID |
34916 |
SCRAP ID |
704 |
| Location OS Grid Ref: |
NO 51502 53544
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Team |
Not in team
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Existing Classifications
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| Classification |
Period |
| CUP AND RING MARKED ROCK |
PREHISTORIC |
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| Date Fieldwork Started |
25/06/2019 |
Date Fieldwork Completed |
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| New Panel? |
No |
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A1. Identifiers
| Panel Name |
TURIN HILL |
Number |
6 |
| Other names |
Turin Hill F |
| HER/SMR |
NO55SW0024
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SM Number |
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Other |
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Classifications And Periods
| Classification 1 |
Natural Feature |
Period 1 |
Period Unassigned |
| Classification 2 |
Cup And Ring Marked Rock |
Period 2 |
Neol/bronze Age |
County
ANGUS
A2. Grid Reference(original find site)
| OS NGR |
NO |
51500 |
53550 |
| New OS NGR |
NO |
51502 |
53544 |
| Lat/Long |
56.67113 |
-2.79297 |
| Obtained By: |
GPS
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A3. Current Location & Provenance
| Located |
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| Accession no. |
Not given |
B1. Landscape Context
| Weather |
Cloudy
|
| Position in landscape |
Top of hill |
| Topography(terrain within about 500m of panel.) |
Sloping |
| Aspect of slope (if on sloping terrain e.g. S, SE etc.) |
SE |
B2. Current land use & vegetation
- Improved Pasture
- Rough Grazing
- Conservation
B3. Forestry
B4. Archaeological Features within 200m / or visible from the panel
B5. Location Notes
The panel is located on the top of Turin Hill, immediately above Turin Hill Farmyard. It is approximately 10m 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), and 6m to the E of a circular feature lying under turf which runs up to and under the field wall. It lies within the area of a scheduled monument designation (SM142). Turin Hill 5 lies approximately 25m to the NNE. There are extensive views over the valley below Turin Hill and particularly over Rescobie Loch to the S. Photos showing the general context for the panel can be found within the record for Turin Hill 5 (ScRAP 2661).
Previous Notes
NO55SW 24 5150 5355.
C1. Panel Type
C2. Panel Dimensions, Slope & Orientation
Dimensions of panel (m to one decimal place)
| Length (longer axis) |
1.1 |
Width |
0.4 |
| Height (max) |
0 |
Height (min) |
0 |
Approximate slope of carved surface
Orientation (Aspect e.g. NW)
| Rock Surface |
- |
Carved Surface |
- |
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 |
No selection
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Rock Type |
Sandstone
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C4. Surface Features
- Fissures/cracks
- Bedding Planes
C5. Panel Notes
This is a roughly triangular panel measuring 1.1 x 0.4m and lies flat and level with the surrounding turf. Bedding planes are visible at the edge of the panel and there is cracking following the bedding planes on parts of the panel surface.
There are three cup-and-ring marks, as well as two, possibly three, single cups. All of the cups may be natural features, with rings added to the three largest of them. The cups are steep-sided and v-shaped in profile.
C6. Probability
The probability that there is any rock art on the panel is
Definite
Comments
One of the single cupmarks is probably natural, and all cup-and-ring marks may be natural with rings added later.
C7. MOTIFS
Cupmark
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3
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Cup and Rings
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3
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Visible Tool Marks? Yes
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.
