

The sun shining through Thompson’s Rock at Summer solstice sunset

Close up of the sun shining through Thompson’s Rock at Summer solstice sunset

Rock art within the entrance

Main panel with anthropomorphic figures

Second panel with anthropomorphic figures

Sun and Moon


The defensive wall

Settlement beyond the defensive wall

The remains of the naveta with some modern additions

The modified entrance

As seen from the road

Private! No entrance! We are watching you. Go away!

On the northern boundary of Aldridge Cricket Club

Did they have giant tortoises in the Neolithic?

There’s not much left to see of the first chamber

Front view, second chamber

Far side of the second chamber

All that’s visible on this side of the third chamber is the capstone

The far side of the third chamber looks the most interesting. Comparing this with the drawing posted by wysefool, we can see that this is the porthole entrance mentioned by rhiannon.

The Ormaig rock art site in May 2011 (centre of pic). The trees have gone!

Zoom from the forest track from the other side of the valley on approach showing tree stumps and roots running through the rock art panels

The vegetation has encroached on the south east of this panel since stubob’s photo. Four of the cups have rings.