Re: Rowtor Rocks, it's all fake | Forum

megadread Dec 15, 2009 22:15:01

Replying to Hob

Hob wrote:

Wey, you could be right Megadread, they are pretty unusual motifs.

But.

According to my hasty googling, the Rev E died in 1717 and the first open air RA in Britain wasn't recognised as ancient until1826 (ish), so if the good reverend had made the carvings at Rowtor, or had them comissioned, it would only deepen their mysterious nature, as how the heck would he have known over 100 years before anyone knew the things he was copying existed? That would be proper weird :)

Ah, but if Mr Eyre had an interest in all things rocky couldn't he have seen such designs himself before and copied them for the benefit of his friends whom it's said he took up there to entertain.
I just find it strange that Rowtor is full of "art" and it's neighbour just a couple of hundred yards away apparently has nothing, Eyre did live by the bottom or Row-tor, very conveniently for him.

tiompan Dec 15, 2009 22:22:24

Replying to megadread

Lhwyd had written about Newgrange RA in 1699 ,plus some of the designs look like this may be a genuine case of somebody carving rocks whils out of their skull as they are at least different from the usual stuff . I'll go for laudunum for the rev . rather than fungi .

baza Dec 15, 2009 22:52:42

Replying to megadread

megadread wrote:

Derbys. hasn't got a lot of rock art; it only occurs in a few places, as far as I know.
Rowtor is hardly full of the stuff, and there's only one motif which could be described as prominent.
There is a nice little group of classic cup and rings which really look genuine. Is there another example anywhere which the rev could have got inspiration from?

I think they must be prehistoric. The only doubt that could cross my mind is the case of the cross within the circle.