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Scotland's Rock Art Project (ScRAP)
Date 13 October 2019
Event ID 1128650
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Note
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1128650
Date Fieldwork Started: 13/10/2019
Compiled by: ELF
Location Notes: Located on Blackford Hill, 65m SW of the Triangulation point, there are carvings on a rock shelter found on the steep side of the remains of hillfort. The rock shelter is SSW facing with wide views of Braid Hill and Craiglockhart to the W and the path below, which is the best point of reference to find this site, as it is hidden on the steep slopes.
Panel Notes: The carving is found 0.18m from the most westerly point of a chunk of the crag, stepping along from the alcove of the fire shelter, which is 1.37m and 0.72m in aperature. It is a carving of a deer (13 x 11cm), with large swooping antlers and is likely to be historic in date.
