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| Canmore ID |
49890 |
SCRAP ID |
1115 |
| Location OS Grid Ref: |
NT 19678 31358
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Team |
Not in team
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Existing Classifications
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| Classification |
Period |
| ROCK CARVING |
PERIOD UNASSIGNED |
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| Date Fieldwork Started |
29/11/2020 |
Date Fieldwork Completed |
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| New Panel? |
No |
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A1. Identifiers
| Panel Name |
POSSO CRAIG |
Number |
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| 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 |
Natural Feature |
Period 1 |
Period Unassigned |
County
PEEBLES-SHIRE
A2. Grid Reference(original find site)
| OS NGR |
NT |
19720 |
31300 |
| New OS NGR |
NT |
19678 |
31358 |
| Lat/Long |
55.56924 |
-3.2753 |
| 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 Intervals
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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 |
B2. Current land use & vegetation
B3. Forestry
B4. Archaeological Features within 200m / or visible from the panel
- Cairnfield
- Burial Mound/Cairn
- Clearance cairn(s)
B5. Location Notes
At NT 19678 31358 on the ESE shoulder of Posso Craig at 345M asl is an earthfast greywacke boulder embedded in heather and peat. It is 5M to the N and upslope of a what appears to be a long cairn which is constructed of large boulders and has an imposing view S along the valley of the Manor Water. The stone is 0.95 x 0.98M and has a V shaped groove and central bar as previously described. However, on close inspection of 3D imagery this was assessed to be a natural feature. A second stone 3m to the S at NT 19676 31348 which was previously described as 'having a complex figure consisting of a straight line base and, above a sinuous and arching curved line, while above between the two there is an oval ring symbol and incomplete ring symbol' was also modelled and inspected in 3D imagery, and was also determined to be a natural feature. Two other stones in the immediate vicinity at NT 19664 31352 also had grooves in their surfaces which were natural features. The grooves appear to be a common feature on greywacke boulders in this area.
Sketchfab models of these four stones can be seen at https://skfb.ly/6WMAT, https://skfb.ly/6WLqN, https://skfb.ly/6WMDT and https://skfb.ly/6WMxY.
Previous Notes
NT13SE 14 1972 3130
NT 1980 3145. A carving on an earthfast stone over-looking Langhaugh; roughly V-shaped with a shorter groove cut along its main axis. A pommel-like element is set centrally 8cm from the open end of the V. A stone 3m to the S also has traces of carving.
I M Smith 1981.
On the ESE flank of Posso Craig, at the margin of an area of boulder-strewn ground and associated with what may be the denuded remains of a cairn, there is an earthfast boulder which has, on its upper face, the pecked and incised outline of a V-shaped figure with central bar and at the edge of the stone, a dumb-bell shaped hollow. A second stone, immediately downslope, bears the incised outline of a more complex figure consisting of a straight base-line and, above, a sinuous and arcing curved line, while between the two there is an oval ring symbol and an incomplete ring symbol which is cut by the edge of the stone. This second stone lies upslope from the wasted remains of a substantially formed stone wall (about 12m long and spread up to 2.2m thick) which encloses a small natural terrace: its date and function are unclear. Visited July 1981.
I M Smith 1990
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 |
Width |
1 |
| Height (max) |
0.4 |
Height (min) |
0 |
Approximate slope of carved surface
Orientation (Aspect e.g. NW)
| Rock Surface |
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Carved Surface |
E |
Carved Surface |
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C3. Rock Surface
| Surface Compactness |
Hard
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Grain Size |
Fine
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Visible Anomalies |
No selection
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Rock Type |
Greywacke
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C4. Surface Features
- Natural Hollows
- Weathering Channels
C5. Panel Notes
The panel has previously been described as having a groove 'roughly V-shaped with a shorter groove cut along its main axis. A pommel-like element is set centrally 8cm from the open end of the V. A stone 3m to the S also has traces of carving'. However, on inspection of 3D imagery these features were determined to be a natural geological features and such grooves and hollows appear to be relatively common on the greywacke stones of this area. Three other stones that had what appeared to be grooves or/or cup marks were also determined to be natural features.
C6. Probability
The probability that there is any rock art on the panel is
Possible
Comments
The features were determined to be natural geological features rather than carvings. No neolithic/ bronze age carvings were present. No peck or tool marks were present.
C7. MOTIFS
Visible Tool Marks? No
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.
Animal
- There are sheep near the rock.
Human
Comments and other potential threats
No comments added
