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Jalbum cover journey infinity4/11/2023 The stone location has extensive views to the south and over the Clyde valley and when fully exposed in prehistory would have been a localised high point. The surface is dome-like, sloping sharply to the south and west, less so to the north, and is a ‘gritstone’ or sandstone the most concentrated zones of rock-art are on top of the dome and on the southern and western slopes of the outcrop. The zone of rock-art on this large outcrop measures some 15m by 8m, and is covered in scores of cup-marks, cup-and-rings marks, spirals and other unusual motifs. Indeed, the Cochno Stone is one of the largest and most complex prehistoric rock-art sites in Britain. It is one of up to 17 panels of rock-art in this area (Morris 1981, 123-4) but by far the most extensive. The Cochno Stone (aka The Druid’s Stone and Whitehill 1 NMRS number NS57SW 32 NGR NS 5045 7388), West Dunbartonshire, is located at the foot of the Kilpatrick Hills on the north-western edge of Glasgow, in an urban park in Faifley, a housing estate on the north side of Clydebank (Figure 1). The Cochno Stone: a brief history and background The third phase of the project, the creation of the replica and legacy activities, will follow on from phase 2 when funding is in place. Key discoveries include the survival of paint on the surface of the stone from the 1930s, the extent of modern graffiti, and the recovery of very high resolution digital data and photographic imagery of the complete surface of the stone. This summary account is an archaeological report on the main 2016 season of excavation of the Cochno Stone, where the Stone was completely uncovered up to the edge of the modern retaining dry stone wall, recorded, and then buried once again. Two seasons of excavation have now been carried out to enable an assessment of the condition of the Cochno Stone and gather high quality digital and photographic data for future analysis and replication of the Stone. A proposal has been developed to uncover the Stone, and 3D scan it, to allow detailed study of the stone, and an exact replica to be created and placed in the landscape near where the original site is. It was however buried by the authorities in 1965 to protect it from ‘vandalism’ associated with visitors and encroaching urbanisation. The Cochno Stone, West Dunbartonshire, is one of the most extensive and remarkable prehistoric rock-art panels in Britain. Phase 2 excavation and digital recording summary report In the meantime, I am using my blog to publish here the summary report of the archaeological results of the work to date so that everyone who wants to find out what we were up to can find out. A brief account of the preliminary 2015 phase of excavation can be found in an earlier blog post. Analysis of the data we collected during this period is ongoing and we will continue to disseminate results and images as we go forward (follow and see the project outline). For 10 days the complete surface of the stone was completely exposed and visitors were able to see the rock-art and the paint and the graffiti on this magnificent rock dome for the first time in 51 years. Between 5th and 22nd September 2016, the Cochno Stone was revealed, recorded and reburied.
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