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TOWNHEAD 21

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Canmore ID 368682 SCRAP ID 3350
Location OS Grid Ref: NX 69983 47148 Team Not in team
Existing Classifications None.
Date Fieldwork Started 14/06/2018 Date Fieldwork Completed
New Panel? Yes  

Section A. CORE INFORMATION

A1. Identifiers

Panel Name TOWNHEAD Number 21
Other names Townhead 4D (van Hoek), Townhead 1e (Naddir et al), Townhead 5 (Kirkcudbright Team)
HER/SMR SM Number Other
Classifications And Periods
Classification 1 Cup And Ring Marked Rock Period 1 Neol/bronze Age
County
KIRKUDBRIGHTSHIRE

A2. Grid Reference(original find site)

OS NGR
New OS NGR NX 69983 47148
Lat/Long 54.80229 -4.02418
Obtained By: GPS

A3. Current Location & Provenance

Located
  • At original location
Accession no. Not given

Section B. CONTEXT

B1. Landscape Context

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

B2. Current land use & vegetation

  • Improved Pasture

B3. Forestry

  • No selection

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

  • Other rock art

B5. Location Notes

The panel lies near the bottom (eastern) end of a field of improved pasture that contains numerous carved panels (Townhead 1-26), at the foot of a low (less than 2m) knoll where Townhead 18-20 are located roughly 8m to the W. It is 6m from the burn/ditch which follows the E boundary of the field and about 60m N of the field-gate and bridge to the field to the E. Views to E and W are limited by higher ground, but are more extensive to N and S. Townhead 21 has been recorded twice in Canmore; as Townhead 4D in Canmore 778613, ScRAP 1724 and Townhead 1e in Canmore 77804, ScRAP 1182. it is grouped with Townhead 18, 19 and 20 (previously Townhead 4A, B and C and 1a-e) in both the existing records.

Section C. PANEL

C1. Panel Type

In the landscape Outcrop

C2. Panel Dimensions, Slope & Orientation

Dimensions of panel (m to one decimal place)
Length (longer axis) 1 Width 0.9
Height (max) 0.3 Height (min) 0
Approximate slope of carved surface
12 degrees degrees
Orientation (Aspect e.g. NW)
Rock Surface NE Carved Surface NE Carved Surface

C3. Rock Surface

Surface Compactness Hard Grain Size Fine Visible Anomalies Not Visible
 Rock Type Greywacke

C4. Surface Features

  • Fissures/cracks
  • Natural Hollows
  • Bedding Planes
  • Smooth Surface

C5. Panel Notes

This is a roughly rectangular greywacke outcrop measuring 1.0x0.9m and rising 0.3m above ground level. The upper surface slopes gently to the NE-facing panel, with a smooth but 'leather-look' appearance that makes identification of peck- and tool-marks difficult. 6 cupmarks in two paraellel rows form a rough domino pattern. The SE-most cup has distinct tool-marks; the NE-most may be natural or slightly-enhanced.

C6. Probability

The probability that there is any rock art on the panel is Definite

Comments

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C7. MOTIFS

Cupmark
cupmark_1
6

Visible Tool Marks? Yes

Visible Peck Marks? No

Section D. ACCESS, AWARENESS & RISK

D1. Access

  • Right to Roam access.
  • Panel is on Private land.

D2. Awareness

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

D3. Risk

Natural
  • No selection
Animal
  • There are sheep near the rock.
  • There are cattle near the rock.
Human
  • No selection
Comments and other potential threats

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