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Friday, 19 June 2015

Ancient Ayrshire (1): Blackshaw Rock Art

Photo: Leslie Barrie
Just behind the town of West Kilbride, on Blackshaw Farm, is the ancient rock carving known by the name "Blackshaw Rock Art."

It is an exposed rock surface, measuring 13.5 meters in length by 6 meters broad at one end and one meter broad at the other, that is decorated with carvings of over 300 cup marks, and a variety of cup-and-rings, spirals, and other marks.