Scotland's Rock Art Project (ScRAP)
Date 29 April 2019
Event ID 1118850
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Note
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1118850
Date Fieldwork Started: 29/04/2019
Compiled by: ScRAP Team
Location Notes: Drumtroddan 1 is part of a group of cup-and-ring marked rocks (Drumtroddan 1 - 4) located within a fenced-off area in a field approximately 200m S of Drumtroddan Farm. Further rock art panels are located within a similarly fenced-off enclosure approximately 20m to the NW (Drumtroddan 8-13), and within a wooded area approximately 70m to the W (Drumtroddan 5-7). Drumtroddan 1 - 4 are part of the same Canmore ID (62794) and HER record (MDG2466) and, together with the panels in the other fenced-off enclosure and within the wooded area, are included within the same scheduled monument designation (SM90101), and are properties in care. Drumtroddan standing stones (Canmore ID: 62762) are approximately 400m to the S.
The two enclosures lie on the highest point of the field, and are part of a large area of outcropping rock. There are views in all directions, and particularly to the N, E and W. The enclosure within which Drumtroddan 1 is located, measures approximately 10m x 10m. Drumtroddan 1 is the most northerly of the panels within the enclosure, with Drumtroddan 2 lying approximately 3m to the S, Drumtroddan 3 approximately 4m to the SW and Drumtroddan 4 approximately 7m to the W.
Panel Notes: Drumtroddan 1 is a small exposed area of a larger greywacke outcrop. The panel has a flat surface which sloped to the WNW, running into the turf on its W side. On its E side, there is a small vertical drop to grass-level. The panel shows extensive lichen cover.
The panel, which measures 1.2m x 0.7m in size and is up to 0.2m in height, has been decorated with one large motif of a cup-and-five rings, measuring approximately 45cm across. A radial runs from the central cup across the motif to the ground. It appears to be a natural fissure which has been enhanced. All parts of the motif are clear, although the outermost ring shows slightly more evidence of erosion. It is also crossed and broken by a natural fissure which curves across the panel surface.
