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Rock Art in walls

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FourWinds Feb 26, 2007 20:25:36

Replying to Hob

Hob wrote:

I've just changed my mind and edited that post as you posted :)

The one on the lintel-like stone is pretty convincing though. Where was that again?

Ballyedmonduff. They're across the top edge of the back stone in this photo - http://www.megalithomania.com/show/image/118

Who would try and split a stone into two thin slabs like that?

Hob Feb 26, 2007 20:30:13

Replying to FourWinds

FourWinds wrote:

Who would try and split a stone into two thin slabs like that?

Especially when there was a whole pile of much more portable, useable stone right next to it.

I think I can more or less accept that some of the oval cups are the real deal, but still have a problem with the ones Stonelifter labels 'canoe shaped'. As I've said elsewhere on this thread, some of those quarry marks may be ancient, but they're nowt to do with cups marks per se.