Dalreoich 3

Date Fieldwork Started: 24/09/2018

Compiled by: NOSAS

Location Notes: The panel has been moved from its original location and is currently situated on the edge of an improved pasture field about 15m E of the riverbank and 5m E of the nearest field fence. It sits on the lip of a small hollow containing numerous fragmented stones, presumably from field clearance, in the flat bottom of Strath Rusdale. The road, which runs roughly E-W through the valley, lies roughly 300m to the E of the panel. The panel is one of three cupmarked stones recorded under one Canmore ID (Canmore 282723; ScRAP 1449). These panels have been named Dalreioch 3, 4 and 6. A second fragmented cupmarked panel (Dalreioch 4, Canmore 282723), also moved from its original location to the field edge, is now located on the river bank approximately 100m W of this panel. The third panel noted under Canmore 282723 (Dalreioch 6) was not be found during the NOSAS survey.

Panel Notes: The panel is a large roughly cuboid boulder (3x4m) rising to a maximum height of 1.7m above present ground level, although its relocation in the last 13 years may have altered its original form. Earlier records note that the carvings are on the upper surface of the boulder, and this is still the case. The upper surface is mainly flat and gently sloping to the SW, with a large E-W diagonal fissure and some exfloiation. There are at least 3 cupmarks of varied size in the SW corner of the carved surface. One of the cupmarks lies close to a recent fracture in the rock surface which may have resulted from relocation of the panel, and it is possible that there were originally additional carvings on this surface.