Drumtroddan 3

Date Fieldwork Started: 29/04/2019

Compiled by: ScRAP Team

Location Notes: Drumtroddan 3 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 lies at the highest point of the field, and are part of a larger outcrop ridge. There are views in all directions, and particularly to the N, E and W, with the Galloway Hills visible in the distance to the NE. The enclosure within which Drumtroddan 3 is located contains four panels, Drumtroddan 1 - 4. Drumtroddan 3 lies in the S part of the enclosure, approximately 4m to the SW of the most northerly of the panels, Drumtroddan 1.

Panel Notes: Drumtroddan 3 is a flat, roughly triangular panel, sloping to the W and measuring approximately 0.6 x 0.6m. It is largely flush with the ground and at its highest, it rises to about 0.2, above ground level. The panel is a small exposed part of a longer area of greywacke outcrop. The panel contains one large motif which occupies most of its surface and consists of a cup with six rings, the outermost of which runs right to the edge of the panel. Within the motif, a natural groove, which may have been enhanced, runs across the whole diameter and through the cup (though its line is slightly offset to the cup centre). The motif measures about 0.5m across.