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| Stu and I were in total agreement when it came to selecting sites that we must get to on this trip. High Banks was a must. Sometimes you try not to anticipate a site because it may fail to live up to your expectations but this isn't the case with High Banks. Drive all the way to High Banks Farm you can park and the footpath to the rocks is marked. As you climb the hill you can see the outcrop in front of you. There's a small quarry in the outcrop and a modern plaque has been placed on a plinth. The carvings are breathtaking and increase in complexity as you move along the rock. As well as the multitudes of cups and lovely rings there are pecked out channels that appears more broader than what you would expect. The large carving with the grouped cups and large central cup and rings uses the contour of the rock to increase it's visual and textural impact. It looks like a partially exposed fossil Ichthyosaur skull. This is rock art taken to another level. This is a well designed motif which I would like to think was the work of one person, a dude/ette who got fed up with cups and rings and decided to produce something a bit more contemporary. I bet all his mates took this piss out of him for it too! This is one site that you should definitely see and feel. |
Posted by fitzcoraldo25th October 2003ce Edited 25th October 2003ce
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