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Some new motifs on a area of bedrock found a couple of months ago .

Four “new ” panels found today , more incisions on one too .

These two pics are of the same stretch of rock and show what a difference appropriate lighting and a drop of water can make .

I have named this stone after a nearby glen , it should really be called Monzie (pronounced mo -nee )but that would cause confusion as there is a more famous monument at another Monzie near Crieff . This stone was found about a year ago and is interesting in that the cups are aligned to the cardinal points. The nearby hill is Carn Liath (975m) part of Beinn ’ Ghlo .

The big stone also has some cup marks.

A new motif found yesterday plus some examples of incisions . Quite a few of the marked rocks in the area have multiple incisions but rarely across the motifs . Despite this my first explanation would be defacement . The incisions are not at all similar to the “Arrow Stones ” or like those found at Balendune.

Some new finds from today , the blue stone in one of the pics is fist sized ,very hard whinstone with signs of percussion marks in the centre It could well be the hammerstone that was used in the the carvings.

Last weekend I found a stretch of rock with some cup marks and an incribed name , Alexander Crerar , on the same rock .Sadly there was no date but a wee bit geneaological research came up with a local who had written in journals in the early 1800’s . I like to think this may be the same chap , if so he would be one of the early rock art researchers . A return journey this weekend produced seven new marked rocks , not bad for a quiet glen that had no previous recorded prehistory .