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| Canmore ID |
80103 |
SCRAP ID |
1088 |
| Location OS Grid Ref: |
NM 88268 01347
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Team |
Not in team
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Existing Classifications
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| Classification |
Period |
| CUP MARKED ROCK |
PREHISTORIC |
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| Date Fieldwork Started |
31/07/2018 |
Date Fieldwork Completed |
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| New Panel? |
No |
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A1. Identifiers
| Panel Name |
GLASVAAR |
Number |
3 |
| 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 Marked Rock |
Period 1 |
Prehistoric |
County
ARGYLL
A2. Grid Reference(original find site)
| OS NGR |
NM |
88200 |
01400 |
| New OS NGR |
NM |
88268 |
01347 |
| Lat/Long |
56.15763 |
-5.41103 |
| 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
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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.) |
NW |
B2. Current land use & vegetation
B3. Forestry
B4. Archaeological Features within 200m / or visible from the panel
- Other rock art
- Burial Mound/Cairn
B5. Location Notes
Glasvaar 3 is located immediately to the SW of Glasvaar 2 (ScRAP ID 290, Canmore ID 22792), on a flat sheet of bedrock at the base of the boulder. The panel itself is almost entirely covered by turf, and is positioned at ground level so that it is not particularly visible. Glasvaar 2 and 3 are both situated on a hillside terrace approximately 20m W of the track leading to Glasvaar farmhouse, and approximately 100m SE of the farmhouse, in a field currently used for cattle grazing. Both panels occupy a prominent position in the landscape, with views of the valley and hills to the W. Glasvaar 1 is downhill from the panel, and Glasvaar 4 and 5 and a burial cairn are to the NE.
Note: This panel is also referenced in the Canmore description for Glasvaar 2 (ScRAP ID 290).
Previous Notes
NM80SE 63 882 014
On the bedrock below NM80SE 33 was discovered 3 clear solo cups.
K Naddair and D MacGregor 1992.
C1. Panel Type
C2. Panel Dimensions, Slope & Orientation
Dimensions of panel (m to one decimal place)
| Length (longer axis) |
0.9 |
Width |
0.6 |
| Height (max) |
0.1 |
Height (min) |
0 |
Approximate slope of carved surface
Orientation (Aspect e.g. NW)
| Rock Surface |
NNW |
Carved Surface |
NNW |
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 |
Metabasaltic
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C4. Surface Features
C5. Panel Notes
The panel is an approximately rectangular (0.92 x 0.62 m) part of a flat outcropping rock surface, inclined 15 degrees to the NNW with a maximum height of 0.06 m. The rock surface has linear natural features including cracks and fissures, and a red-grey appearance. Three single cupmarks are clearly visible towards the edge of the panel, although turf almost completely covers the surface. The surface is generally smooth with minimal erosion.
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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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
- Panel was known before the project.
There are stories or folk traditions associated with this panel No
D3. Risk
Natural
- Large areas of the rock are covered in lichen, moss or algae.
- There are shrubs growing on the rock surface.
Animal
- 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
Glasvaar 3 is situated immediately beside Glasvaar 2, a prominent glacial boulder and a scheduled monument that is easily accessible - Glasvaar 3 is mostly obscured by turf and would most likely be walked on when viewing Glasvaar 2.
