5-3-08
The man made cairn in the background showing the position of Weetwood 3.
Image credit: Brian Kerr 2008
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24-2-2008
nine rings., very weathered.
Image credit: Brian Kerr 2008
20-2-2008
A little blue sky which lasted for 10mins.
Image credit: Brian Kerr 2008
The “NEW” carvings are found at between 100-200m from the main carvings. I took the longer route to find the carvings by looking for the fallen trees which were in an area behind the main carvings. The easier directions are as follows, park as you would at the main car park, follow the path until you come to the red tape which is where the cycle path turns.Follow the left trail up the hillside, follow the cycle track (which for obvious reasons is closed at the present time), until you see a square of yellow tape only 1m from the cycle track, this is where the carvings are. It is surprising to see the roots of the tree which covered this panel, who knows what else there is to find in the area.
I would imagine that the local archaeologist , Andy Bunton will be doing a fuller examination of the panel in due course.
20-2-2008
peeling back the protective cover.
Image credit: Brian kerr 2008
20-2-2008
The site as i left it after photographing, this was the way it was found, please if you are going to look at the carvings, replace the sheeting and sandbags as you find them.
Image credit: Brian Kerr 2008
Just found a report from this weekend regarding new carvings found at Achnabreck after a recent storm.
It has been two years since i took those last pictures of Buttony, so decided that the weather was perfect, conditions were perfect. This was the ideal time to try the side flash and it seems to have worked, after a few tries i managed to get the exact angle on the carvings that i needed. I was unlucky not to have caught a couple of stoats in shot, both ran right in front of us, one of them stopped on the panel, looked at us for a couple of seconds then ran off, just missed that shot.
Slab found on Bardristane farm, was held in private ownership, but the exact location of the stone is not now known. It is thought the holder of the stone has now passed away knowledge of the stone has been lost.
First uncovered by the farmer at Culnoag while ploughing the fields, reported and recorded in 1976 by Ronald Morris.
I visited the farm yesterday to ask permission to look for the carvings, the farmers wife told me you will not find them, they had been in the farm since 1980 and had not found the carvings.
Luckily on leaving the farm i was able to let the farmer know his carvings were still there and were once again safe under their turf blanket.
The 2 portables at the Senhouse Museum in Maryport, were found east of Bank End Lane near Barney Gill (a small stream), panel 2 was found in 1883, while panel 1 was found in 1887.
The numbering of the portables if after Stan Beckinsall in his Prehistoric Rock Art of Cumbria book.
Interesting article on Maryport and the landscape around the Senhouse Museum, and indeed the possible link to the carved rocks.
Portable 2
Cup and ring stone found in 1883 east of Bank End Lane near Barney Gill
Image credit: Brian Kerr
Portable 2
Cup and ring stone found in 1883 east of Bank End Lane near Barney Gill
Image credit: Brian Kerr
Portable 2
Cup and ring stone found in 1883 east of Bank End Lane near Barney Gill
Image credit: Brian Kerr
Portable 1
Cup and ring stone found in 1887 east of Bank End Lane near Barney Gill
Image credit: Brian Kerr