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| Canmore ID |
368522 |
SCRAP ID |
2203 |
| Location OS Grid Ref: |
NH 55275 62188
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Team |
Not in team
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Existing Classifications
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| Classification |
Period |
| Cup Marked Rock |
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| Date Fieldwork Started |
09/12/2018 |
Date Fieldwork Completed |
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| New Panel? |
No |
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A1. Identifiers
| Panel Name |
Fleuchlady |
Number |
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| Other names |
Fluchlady |
| HER/SMR |
MHG54844
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SM Number |
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Other |
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Classifications And Periods
| Classification 1 |
Cup And Ring Marked Stone |
Period 1 |
Neol/bronze Age |
County
ROSS AND CROMARTY
A2. Grid Reference(original find site)
| OS NGR |
NH |
55277 |
62180 |
| New OS NGR |
NH |
55275 |
62188 |
| Lat/Long |
57.62634 |
-4.42514 |
| Obtained By: |
Mobile Phone
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A3. Current Location & Provenance
| Located |
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| Accession no. |
Not given |
B1. Landscape Context
| Weather |
Sunny Intervals
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| Position in landscape |
Hillside |
| Topography(terrain within about 500m of panel.) |
Sloping |
| Aspect of slope (if on sloping terrain e.g. S, SE etc.) |
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B2. Current land use & vegetation
- Improved Pasture
- Route way
B3. Forestry
B4. Archaeological Features within 200m / or visible from the panel
B5. Location Notes
The panel is situated in improved pasture on a S facing slope with views over Cnoc Ravoch to the S. The Cromarty Firth is visible either side of Cnoc Ravoch, and the Black Isle beyond. It is located at the W side of a N-S track, 50m N of a gate, just S of a bend in the fence, on a slight rise, and is almost completely covered in turf. A small (unnamed) stream runs S parallel to the track, through a Chalybeate spring about 100m N.
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) |
1.3 |
Width |
1 |
| Height (max) |
0 |
Height (min) |
0 |
Approximate slope of carved surface
Orientation (Aspect e.g. NW)
| Rock Surface |
S |
Carved Surface |
S |
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 |
Schist
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C4. Surface Features
- Fissures/cracks
- Rough surface
C5. Panel Notes
The panel is a rounded slab of schist, 1.3m by 1.0m. The W and S edges of the panel disappear under deeper turf. The exposed surface is almost completely covered by shallow saucer-like cups of various sizes, the largest being about 15cm across. Some of the cups overlap each other slightly, and two at the N are oval. There is a pronounced fissure leading in from the W of the panel, cutting across a larger cup which has a partial ring around it. A further cup on the SE of the panel has a ring around it.
Overall, there are 6 cups that are distinctly larger than the others, including one with a partial single ring. There are 30 other cups, one of which has a single ring. There are minor signs of damage from machinery at the E edge, nearest the track.
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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29
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5
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Cup and Rings
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1
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1
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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
- The rock is located on/nearby a path or place where people might walk.
Comments and other potential threats
There is a small amount of damage on the NE corner, possibly from machinery. It is close to a rough track used by vehicles and is at risk from vehicles driving off the track, or if the track were re-aligned at the bend.
