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| Canmore ID |
282723 |
SCRAP ID |
1449 |
| Location OS Grid Ref: |
NH 58148 76217
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Team |
Not in team
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Existing Classifications
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| Classification |
Period |
| CUP MARKED STONE |
PREHISTORIC |
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| Date Fieldwork Started |
24/09/2018 |
Date Fieldwork Completed |
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| New Panel? |
No |
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A1. Identifiers
| Panel Name |
DALREOICH |
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 Stone |
Period 1 |
Neol/bronze Age |
County
ROSS AND CROMARTY
A2. Grid Reference(original find site)
| OS NGR |
NH |
58173 |
76359 |
| New OS NGR |
NH |
58148 |
76217 |
| Lat/Long |
57.75316 |
-4.38534 |
| Obtained By: |
GPS
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A3. Current Location & Provenance
| Located |
- Moved from original location
- Re-located
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| other |
In field clearance |
| Accession no. |
Not given |
B1. Landscape Context
| Weather |
Sunny Intervals
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| Position in landscape |
Bottom of hill |
| Topography(terrain within about 500m of panel.) |
Flat |
| Aspect of slope (if on sloping terrain e.g. S, SE etc.) |
0 |
B2. Current land use & vegetation
B3. Forestry
B4. Archaeological Features within 200m / or visible from the panel
- Other rock art
- Clearance cairn(s)
B5. Location Notes
The panel has been moved from its original location and is currently situated on the edge of an improved pasture field about 15m E of the riverbank and 5m E of the nearest field fence. It sits on the lip of a small hollow containing numerous fragmented stones, presumably from field clearance, in the flat bottom of Strath Rusdale. The road, which runs roughly E-W through the valley, lies roughly 300m to the E of the panel. The panel is one of three cupmarked stones recorded under one Canmore ID (Canmore 282723; ScRAP 1449). These panels have been named Dalreioch 3, 4 and 6. A second fragmented cupmarked panel (Dalreioch 4, Canmore 282723), also moved from its original location to the field edge, is now located on the river bank approximately 100m W of this panel. The third panel noted under Canmore 282723 (Dalreioch 6) was not be found during the NOSAS survey.
Previous Notes
NH57NE 30 NH 58173 76359
Three outcrops bearing cup marks, 200m SW of NH57NE 10.
NH 58173 76359 DH1. Outcrop, 3.2 x 2.6 x 1.3m; at least 47 cup marks and ?semi-circular channel. Largest cup 60 x 30mm.
NH 58212 76355 DH2. Outcrop, 3.9 x 2.6 x 1.2m; at least 10 cup marks. Four cups are aligned NW-SE.
NH 58242 76382 DH3. Outcrop with at least five cup marks.
G Currie 2005
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) |
3 |
Width |
4 |
| Height (max) |
1.7 |
Height (min) |
0.7 |
Approximate slope of carved surface
Orientation (Aspect e.g. NW)
| Rock Surface |
SW |
Carved Surface |
SW |
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 |
Not Sure
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Rock Type |
Schist
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C4. Surface Features
C5. Panel Notes
The panel is a large roughly cuboid boulder (3x4m) rising to a maximum height of 1.7m above present ground level, although its relocation in the last 13 years may have altered its original form. Earlier records note that the carvings are on the upper surface of the boulder, and this is still the case. The upper surface is mainly flat and gently sloping to the SW, with a large E-W diagonal fissure and some exfloiation. There are at least 3 cupmarks of varied size in the SW corner of the carved surface. One of the cupmarks lies close to a recent fracture in the rock surface which may have resulted from relocation of the panel, and it is possible that there were originally additional carvings on this surface.
C6. Probability
The probability that there is any rock art on the panel is
Definite
Comments
There may originally been more carvings on this rock surface before relocation.
C7. MOTIFS
Cupmark
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3
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Visible Tool Marks? No
Visible Peck Marks? No
D1. Access
D2. Awareness
- This panel is known to others in the local community.
There are stories or folk traditions associated with this panel Yes
D3. Risk
Natural
Animal
- There are sheep near the rock.
- There are cattle near the rock.
Human
Comments and other potential threats
No comments added
