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Natural (?) cupmarks - calling tiompan!
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We visited Carn Liath at the weekend and noticed cup marks on one of the entrance lintels.

Some run along what looks like a fault-line in the stone, and appear to be due to weathering.

http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/img_fullsize/120961.jpg

But below that, on the under curve of the lintel, are a couple more which look more likely.

http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/img_fullsize/120962.jpg

Any opinions?

The RCAHMS mentions cupmarks and horizontal lines on a lintel, but appears to suggest that that particular lintel was over an outer entrance and is now lost.


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BigSweetie
Posted by BigSweetie
18th April 2013ce
15:10

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