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<< Our Photo Pages >> Torbhlaran 1 - Rock Art in Scotland in Argyll

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Tuesday, 30 April 2013  Page Views: 2653

Rock ArtSite Name: Torbhlaran 1 Alternative Name: Lion Rock
Country: Scotland County: Argyll Type: Rock Art
 Nearest Village: Kilmichael Glassary
Map Ref: NR8621394375
Latitude: 56.094194N  Longitude: 5.438465W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Torbhlaran 1
Torbhlaran 1 submitted by rockartuk : Torbhlaran, Strathclyde, Argyll and Bute Main Grid Ref: NR86359451. Located 1 km NNE of Kilmichael Glassery, 190m N of Glenalva Cottage in a (private?) field. A panel with cup-and-ring motifs on the southerly whale-back outcrop. First reported by B Thomson in 1969. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Rock Art in Argyll

The southern of the decorated outcrops near Torbhlaran bears very eroded carvings including plain cup-marks as well as cups with multiple rings. Very good lighting conditions are necessary to see the motifs.

Reference:
Beckensall, S. 2005. "The Prehistoric Rock Art in Kilmartin". Kilmartin: Kilmartin House Trust, p. 54-55.
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Torbhlaran 1
Torbhlaran 1 submitted by rockartuk : Torbhlaren, Strathclyde, Argyll and Bute Main Grid Ref: NR86359451. Located 1 km NNE of Kilmichael Glassery, 190m N of Glenalva Cottage in a (private?) field. View over the decorated southerly outcrop to the South. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Torbhlaran 1
Torbhlaran 1 submitted by h_fenton : Torbhlaren 1, rock outcrop viewed from the north west, the rock art lies on the very top of the outcrop. 22 September 2012 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Torbhlaran 1 submitted by SolarMegalith : Cup-and-ring mark with a gutter on Torbhlaran 1 panel (photo taken on April 2013). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Torbhlaran 1 submitted by SolarMegalith : Decorated surface of Torbhlaran 1 outcrop (photo taken on April 2013). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Torbhlaran 1 submitted by SolarMegalith : Torbhlaran 1 panel and its landscape context (photo taken on April 2013).

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Torbhlaran 1 submitted by SolarMegalith : Eroded motifs on Torbhlaran 1 outcrop (photo taken on April 2013).

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3D Model of Torbhlaran 1 (Lion Rock) by h_fenton on Monday, 21 December 2015
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3D Model of a rockart panel on the obvious southern outcrop at Torbhlaran, there is confusion over numbering of these outcrops so when excavated and in subsequent reports this rock is now referred to as Lion Rock.

This is the main panel of rock art showing showing a dense concentration of cup marks and cup-and-ring marks.

The gaps in the model is where I have removed the grass and moss as this was too detailed.

The model loads with a texture wrapped on it so you see it in full colour, although you can see the cup and ring marks I suggest also trying the Matcap rending mode by clicking on the box shape in the bottom right corner of the screen and changing the rendering mode to Matcap.

Photographed: 6 October 2015


Torbhlaran 2 (Lion Rock) rock art by hfenton on Sketchfab
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