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| Canmore ID |
41455 |
SCRAP ID |
937 |
| Location OS Grid Ref: |
NS 29063 84568
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Team |
Not in team
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Existing Classifications
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| Classification |
Period |
| CUP AND RING MARKED STONE |
PREHISTORIC |
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| Date Fieldwork Started |
30/04/2018 |
Date Fieldwork Completed |
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| New Panel? |
No |
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A1. Identifiers
| Panel Name |
DRUMFAD |
Number |
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| Other names |
Glenann Burn |
| 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 Rock |
Period 1 |
Neol/bronze Age |
County
DUNBARTONSHIRE
A2. Grid Reference(original find site)
| OS NGR |
NS |
29050 |
84570 |
| New OS NGR |
NS |
29063 |
84568 |
| Lat/Long |
56.02343 |
-4.74434 |
| 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
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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.) |
N - S |
B2. Current land use & vegetation
Other:Clearing in forest.
B3. Forestry
B4. Archaeological Features within 200m / or visible from the panel
B5. Location Notes
The site of this enormous stone is N of Helensburgh, and can be reached by a footpath running Northwards through Ardencaple Wood, and alongside Glenann Burn. This burn flows generally in a NNW to SSE direction, but turns a little more to the W just before the site of the rock, which is situated in a cleared area in the wood. The rock sits on a number of smaller but still substantial boulders, with Glenann Burn lying immediately to the W of it. The route of the foot-path continues in a N - S direction, and the rock is some 10 m to its W, . The course of the burn is c. 1 m below the ground on which the boulder rests, and on its W side a fence runs almost due N. An interpretation panel is close to the footpath, and SE of the rock. Otherwise, the previous notes from Canmore appear generally accurate.
Previous Notes
NS28SE 6 2905 8457.
A sculptured boulder of schist is situated at an altitude of c.450ft above sea level; a hundred yards SE of the gate on the "Highlandman's Road"; a short distance east of the upper part of Ardencaple Wood; and close to the Glennan Burn. The boulder, presumably an ice-carried one, is about 5ft in height, and 48ft in girth, making a prominent landmark, and has many well-preserved cups, rings, and other markings on its surface. These sculpturings have been preserved under the guidance of Mr L M Mann. An attempt to break up the boulder resulted in it being split into four unequal parts.
A D Lacaille 1924
NS 2905 8456. A boulder, measuring c.5m by 3m by 1.4m high, now broken into four irregular parts. The stone is much weathered and moss grown, but a number of cupmarks, 1 ins, in diameter by 1/2 in deep, are visible.
Visited by OS (DS) 25 September 1956
This boulder is generally as described above. Roughly a dozen small cup-marks are visible, one of which a trial drill-hole. No traces of any rings were noted; there are other (modern) markings on the boulder. Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 15 January 1963
NS 290 845 In 1923 a number of cup-and-ring marks were seen on this large boulder, but only cup-marks are now visible.
RCAHMS 1978
A D Lacaille 1924; R W B Morris 1966
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) |
5.8 |
Width |
4.8 |
| Height (max) |
1 |
Height (min) |
0.5 |
Approximate slope of carved surface
Orientation (Aspect e.g. NW)
| Rock Surface |
N/S |
Carved Surface |
N/S |
Carved Surface |
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C3. Rock Surface
| Surface Compactness |
Hard
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Grain Size |
Coarse
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Visible Anomalies |
No selection
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Rock Type |
Sandstone
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C4. Surface Features
Other: Massive cracks post-date the original rock art.
C5. Panel Notes
The stone has 4 sections, having been shattered by an explosive (the drill holes for which are still quite obvious). Each section has clearly visible marks, though the fourth section has one possible cup. No rings could be spotted on the panel by the naked eye, but became evident in the 3D image. In addition, there are signs of graffiti damage. The whole boulder lies on top of other smaller boulders, and there has been some speculation that it may have served as a capstone, perhaps for a shelter. However, any space beneath the boulder has been largely filled in by soil, and is quite inaccessible. The overall rock has a length of almost 6 m and a width approaching 5 m. It has a maximum height of 1 m, and resting on other boulders at it is, it has a height above ground level of 0.5 m. The orientation of this sandstone rock is N - S, as is the carved surface. It has a smooth and rounded appearance. There is a total 24 cup marks noted, but with no conspicuous pattern to them.
It was not possible to create a single model for the entire panel, so there are separate models for each of the 4 sections:
Drumfad 1: https://sketchfab.com/models/071e2271e64e40178776fae9b144ac53
Drumfad 2: https://sketchfab.com/models/9574293eeab34f63a4729aaaf786ef9a
Drumfad 3: https://sketchfab.com/models/c2509acac0b84762b99f21a42932f4ee
Drumfad 4: https://sketchfab.com/models/b68b238f2cbb48e4923838feaf3a3437
C6. Probability
The probability that there is any rock art on the panel is
Definite
Comments
No comments added
C7. MOTIFS
Cupmark
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21
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Cup and Rings
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3
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Visible Tool Marks? No
Visible Peck Marks? No
D1. Access
- Right to Roam access.
- 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
- There are cattle near the rock.
Human
- There is graffiti (paintings and/or carving) on or near the rock.
- The rock is located on/nearby a path or place where people might walk.
Comments and other potential threats
No comments added
