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| Canmore ID |
370723 |
SCRAP ID |
3085 |
| Location OS Grid Ref: |
NS 81636 81285
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Team |
Not in team
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Existing Classifications
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| Classification |
Period |
| CUP AND RING MARKED STONE |
BRONZE AGE |
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| Date Fieldwork Started |
09/10/2020 |
Date Fieldwork Completed |
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| New Panel? |
Yes |
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A1. Identifiers
| Panel Name |
CHACEFIELD WOOD |
Number |
1 |
| Other names |
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| HER/SMR |
1174
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SM Number |
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Other |
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Classifications And Periods
| Classification 1 |
Cup And Ring Marked Rock |
Period 1 |
Neol/bronze Age |
County
STIRLINGSHIRE
A2. Grid Reference(original find site)
| OS NGR |
NS |
81700 |
81290 |
| New OS NGR |
NS |
81636 |
81285 |
| Lat/Long |
56.00983 |
-3.89997 |
| 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
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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 panel is situated at the N end of an outcropping rocky ridge within the mixed woodland of Chacefield Wood. The woodland consists of a plantation of Scots Pine with many other broadleaves such as birch, oak and beech. This area is slightly higher than the surroundings and there would be extensive views without the trees. There is a pond immediately to the N of the ridge, and a track running EW to the N of the pond. The wood is on the edge of the town of Denny and the many paths appear to be well-used for walking and cycling. Another carved rock, Chacefield 2, is located 5m to the N.
C1. Panel Type
C2. Panel Dimensions, Slope & Orientation
Dimensions of panel (m to one decimal place)
| Length (longer axis) |
3 |
Width |
2.9 |
| Height (max) |
0.7 |
Height (min) |
0.2 |
Approximate slope of carved surface
Orientation (Aspect e.g. NW)
| Rock Surface |
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Carved Surface |
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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 |
Not Visible
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Rock Type |
Sandstone
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C4. Surface Features
- Fissures/cracks
- Bedding Planes
C5. Panel Notes
This is a large sandstone outcrop measuring 3.0 x 2.9m with sloping sides and a more or less flat upper surface with fissures. The carvings are located towards the NE corner of the outcrop. They include 3 cup and ring motifs with deep-set rings. The central motif is a cup with 2 rings, although the outer ring is very faint, and the other two are cups with single rings. In addition there are 3 cupmarks with no rings. There appears to be two recent cuts in the central cup and ring mark in the shape of a circle and a triangle.
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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3
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Cup and Rings
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2
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1
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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 No
D3. Risk
Natural
- Large areas of the rock are covered in lichen, moss or algae.
- There are shrubs growing on the rock surface.
- There are trees nearby whose roots might disturb the rock.
Animal
Human
- There is graffiti (paintings and/or carving) on or near the rock.
- There are quarries nearby.
- The rock is located on/nearby a path or place where people might walk.
Comments and other potential threats
The panel is located in an area where young people gather due to its seclusion within the woods. Numerous beer cans etc., were present and the rock surface had been marked with graffiti.
