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| Canmore ID |
34906 |
SCRAP ID |
2290 |
| Location OS Grid Ref: |
NO 53640 52100
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Team |
Not in team
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Existing Classifications
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| Classification |
Period |
| CARVED STONE |
PERIOD UNASSIGNED |
| CUP MARKED STONE |
PREHISTORIC |
| STANDING STONE |
PREHISTORIC |
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| Date Fieldwork Started |
04/05/2021 |
Date Fieldwork Completed |
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| New Panel? |
No |
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A1. Identifiers
| Panel Name |
WESTERTON |
Number |
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| Other names |
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| HER/SMR |
NO55SW0015
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SM Number |
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Other |
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Classifications And Periods
| Classification 1 |
Carved Stone |
Period 1 |
Period Unassigned |
| Classification 2 |
Natural Feature |
Period 2 |
Period Unassigned |
| Classification 3 |
Standing Stone |
Period 3 |
Period Unassigned |
County
ANGUS
A2. Grid Reference(original find site)
| OS NGR |
NO |
53640 |
52100 |
| New OS NGR |
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| Lat/Long |
56.65838 |
-2.75783 |
| Obtained By: |
GPS
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A3. Current Location & Provenance
| Located |
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| Accession no. |
Not given |
B1. Landscape Context
| Weather |
Sun and light shower
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| Position in landscape |
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| Topography(terrain within about 500m of panel.) |
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| 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
This sandstone stone, measuring 1.4m high and 1m broad, stands in an arable field on the W side of the road at Westerton. On the W face there are the remains of an incised human figure about 0.9, high, the shoulder, arm and leg and knee now the only remains due to exfoliation of the stone face. The figure is only visible on the 3D model and was not visible on location. On the top of the stone there are a number of depressions and grooves. The depressions which have been previously described as cupmarks but are natural features. At the base of one of the 'cupmarks' is a small rock inclusion which could not have been carved around by pecking to produce a cup-mark.
Previous Notes
NO55SW 15 5364 5210.
This stone stands in an arable field on the W side of the road at Westerton and measures 1.4m high and 1m broad. On its SW face there are the remains of an incised human figure about 0.9m high, and on the top of the stone there are five cup-marks.
Visited March 1978.
J Y Simpson 1868; RCAHMS 1978.
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) |
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Width |
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| Height (max) |
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Height (min) |
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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 |
No selection
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Rock Type |
Sandstone
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C4. Surface Features
- Fissures/cracks
- Natural Hollows
- Bedding Planes
- Weathering Channels
- Rough surface
C5. Panel Notes
No notes added
C6. Probability
The probability that there is any rock art on the panel is
not mentioned
Comments
The depressions are natural geological anomalies and are not cupmarks. There are the remains of an incised human figure on the W face but this but the period of this cannot be ascertained.
C7. MOTIFS
Other carvings and motifs
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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.
- 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
Human
- There is graffiti (paintings and/or carving) on or near the rock.
- The rock is within or on the edge of arable land.
- The rock is located on/nearby a path or place where people might walk.
Comments and other potential threats
No comments added
