September 2000; view over the rock art panel to the SW with the quarry in the background.
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An Rock Art Art-ists impression of the Allt Coire Phadairlidh-1 site by Mary Kroetsch, a Canadian Fibre Artist specialized in bead embroidering techniques. Posted with her permission.
We visited this secluded location in May 2003 with permission of the landowner. The motifs are on a ridge running SW/NE from the (Iron Age) Dun just West of the farmhouse to a Dun higher up the ridge. Most of the carvings are faint. However, this is a wonderful place with wide views.
Looking SW from halfway up the ridge with Crinan Harbour in the background. The main panel with rock art lies between the two trees. The Dun on the right of the farm is clearly visible.
View over a decorated outcrop rock (right) West of the ridge and near the sea
Faint motifs with gapped rings on the outcrop rock near the sea, West of the ridge
The largest panel of rock art, just halfway up the ridge, between the two trees.
What is the reason these guys look quite unhappy and why is it that only the posture seems right? Do they miss the rock art on Moors and Hill slopes? Are those trembling empty hands grabbing for virtual pints? Who took this picture? These questions will probably never be answered. It’s just from left to right: Jan, Stone, Gus and the sound of silence.........
The carved stone in front of the Innerleithen Parish Church, November 2003
