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| Canmore ID |
22814 |
SCRAP ID |
1784 |
| Location OS Grid Ref: |
NM 88643 01828
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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 |
02/08/2018 |
Date Fieldwork Completed |
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| New Panel? |
No |
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A1. Identifiers
| Panel Name |
GLASVAAR |
Number |
9 |
| Other names |
|
| HER/SMR |
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SM Number |
SM5444 |
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 |
88640 |
01830 |
| New OS NGR |
NM |
88643 |
01828 |
| Lat/Long |
56.16211 |
-5.40538 |
| 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
|
| Position in landscape |
Hillside |
| Topography(terrain within about 500m of panel.) |
Undulating |
| Aspect of slope (if on sloping terrain e.g. S, SE etc.) |
E |
B2. Current land use & vegetation
B3. Forestry
B4. Archaeological Features within 200m / or visible from the panel
- Other rock art
- Settlement
B5. Location Notes
Glasvaar 9 is located approximately 5 m from Glasvaar 8, and both panels are situated on a raised hillock on the W-facing hillside terrace of Glasvaar farm. Glasvaar 9 sits on the E-facing slope of the hillock, with the surrounding land used for animal grazing. A tumbledown field wall runs SW to NE to the N and W of the panel, following the line of the farm track. There are low turf-covered footings of a probable byre dwelling about 20m to the W, and the remains of other structures to the NW, on the far side of the farm track. The raised outcrop on which the panel is positioned is largely covered by turf. A small copse of three established trees grows to the W of the panel. There are views of the hill slopes and terrace to the SW, but views of the valley are obscured by hillocks on the NW edge of the terrace. Roughly 200m to the S is Glasvaar farm and associated structures, and a burial cairn.
Previous Notes
NM80SE 53 8864 0183
Outcrop at ground level, sloping 5 degrees N, at present exposed to about 5m by 2.75m, on whose smooth surface are 8 cups-and-one-ring, one of which has traces of a possible second ring - up to 15cm diameter; also at least 10 cups. The rings are un-gapped, and all are much weathered. Maximum depth 1cm. The outcrop is 80m SE of NM80SE 6 and 30m E of the road.
R W B Morris 1982.
C1. Panel Type
C2. Panel Dimensions, Slope & Orientation
Dimensions of panel (m to one decimal place)
| Length (longer axis) |
3.8 |
Width |
1 |
| Height (max) |
0.1 |
Height (min) |
0 |
Approximate slope of carved surface
Orientation (Aspect e.g. NW)
| Rock Surface |
ENE |
Carved Surface |
ENE |
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 |
Colour Bands
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Rock Type |
Metabasaltic
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C4. Surface Features
- Fissures/cracks
- Natural Hollows
- Weathering Channels
C5. Panel Notes
Glasvaar 9 is a large outcrop measuring 3.8 m by 1 m, with a maximum height of 0.1 m. The panel slopes slightly to the ENE at an incline of 9 degrees. The carved surface is primarily smooth and hard with medium grain, with natural features including coloured bands, fissures/cracks, and natural hollows and weathering channels. Nine single cupmarks are present. Rock type identified using online information from the British Geological Survey. Rock type identified using online information from the British Geological Survey.
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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9
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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.
- There are cattle near the rock.
Human
Comments and other potential threats
No comments added
