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| Canmore ID |
56039 |
SCRAP ID |
3084 |
| Location OS Grid Ref: |
NT 54710 51240
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Team |
Not in team
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Existing Classifications
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| Classification |
Period |
| STANDING STONE |
PREHISTORIC |
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| Date Fieldwork Started |
06/08/2020 |
Date Fieldwork Completed |
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| New Panel? |
No |
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A1. Identifiers
| Panel Name |
DABSHEAD |
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 |
Standing Stone |
Period 1 |
Period Unassigned |
| Classification 2 |
Commemorative Stone |
Period 2 |
19-20th Century |
County
BERWICKSHIRE
A2. Grid Reference(original find site)
| OS NGR |
NT |
54710 |
51240 |
| New OS NGR |
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| Lat/Long |
55.75239 |
-2.72312 |
| 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 |
Top of hill |
| Topography(terrain within about 500m of panel.) |
Undulating |
| Aspect of slope (if on sloping terrain e.g. S, SE etc.) |
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B2. Current land use & vegetation
B3. Forestry
B4. Archaeological Features within 200m / or visible from the panel
B5. Location Notes
The sandstone standing stone is situated prominently In the centre of the prehistoric fort of Dabshead (Canmore ID 56030) at an altitude of 383m. It had previously been held upright by a cairn of around 50 stones and iron bars, but has now substantially subsided and is leaning at angle of 32 degrees pointing to the NE. The stone lies 7m NW of the Ordnance Survey Trig point number BM S7405. The area within the fort is rough grazing and Dabshead Hill, on which the standing stone is situated, is general heather and grass moorland.
C1. Panel Type
| In a structure |
Standing stone monument |
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C2. Panel Dimensions, Slope & Orientation
Dimensions of panel (m to one decimal place)
| Length (longer axis) |
3.7 |
Width |
0.8 |
| Height (max) |
0.5 |
Height (min) |
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Approximate slope of carved surface
Orientation (Aspect e.g. NW)
| Rock Surface |
NE |
Carved Surface |
SW |
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 |
No selection
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Rock Type |
Sandstone
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C4. Surface Features
C5. Panel Notes
The length of the stone above ground level is 3.72m with a width of 0.8m and a breadth of 0.5m. Canmore notes several cupmarks on the stone but close inspectionin the field and on the 3D model indicates that these are geological anomalies. There are three circular hollow depressions on the NE face, the largest of which is 0.14 x 0.10m and smallest 0.11 x 0.11m, and three smaller depressions on the SW face, each measuring about 0.02m, These features all appear to be natural weathering or geological anomalies, which are characteristic of the stone in this area. The stone has a number of carved modern initials on the surface.
C6. Probability
The probability that there is any rock art on the panel is
not mentioned
Comments
There did not appear to be any cup marks
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.
- 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.
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.
- This panel has been estimated to be seriously at risk of being damaged or destroyed.
Comments and other potential threats
The standing stone may collapse as the stone has keeled over rto an angle of 32 degrees and is precariously supported by a cairn of stones and iron bars.
