Is this rock art real Mr. Hob, sir?

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Hob Jun 6, 2009 17:25:38
Replying to The Eternal

Eyup Mr. TE sir ;)

I guess it's possible, but unlikely.

I reckon, leaning towards optimism, 25% possibility of the larger set of circles being rock art. The smaller bits do look like lichen traces. But the bigger ones seems to have a bit of depth in the lower left side. The lack of cups would make it pretty unusual, and like KK says, the depth seems a bit on the shallow side, though there's not much to go on there for a sense of scale. It'd be useful to see more photos, especially some where the surface is wet.

T The Eternal
The Eternal Jun 7, 2009 00:51:04
Replying to Hob

"It'd be useful to see more photos, especially some where the surface is wet."

Hob, and everyone who responded,

Thanks for your replies. I wish I could find more photos. The photo was posted on the UKClimbing website, and a search of that found no other photos of the rock art, but there were details of the crag. Also, a trawl of t'internet drew no other clues.

I suppose one of the great problems of rock art is the dating of it. How do you prove the age of a carving or chipping? For example, the Copt How rock art was claimed to be done by a bored climber from one of the local climbing huts on a particularly wet day (there are many wet days there), over 50 years ago.

Also, if someone wanted a good look at the rock art, then they'd probably (rightly or wrongly) give it a good scrub first.

Any opinions on these points?

Perhaps some TMA bod, living near Paleley Bridge could be so kind as to pop round for a gander?

Cheers,
TE.