Ancient Art

All pictures copyright © 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 Martin McCarthy

A carved rock surface at Kilmichael Glassary near Kilmartin, Argyll. The carved cliff-face at Ballochmyle -- a cliff-face with a huge number of cup-and-ring (and other) carvings. A decorated boulder on the south shore of Loch Awe, Argyll. A decorated boulder at Mid Lix, Stirling. A carved rock surface at Achnabreck near Kilmartin, Argyll. Cup-marked stone at Ballymeanoch in the Kilmartin Valley, Argyll. Large image (37k 281x431) The cup and ring marked outcrop at Baluachraig near the Dunchraigaig cairn in the Kilmartin Valley. Large image (52k 724x309) A cup and ring marked outcrop near Ballymeanoch Large image (118k 1059x491) Cup-and-ring marked stone at Cairnbaan, Argyll. Grooves have also been cut into the rock. Large image (36k 292x438) Cup-and-ring marked stone at Cairnbaan, Argyll. Grooves have also been cut into the rock. Large image (32k 432x288) A second outcrop at Cairnbaan showing concentric rings cut around the cup-marks. Large image (34k 209x129) A second outcrop at Cairnbaan showing concentric rings cut around the cup-marks. Large image (30k 436x213) Looking south out of the South-West passage cairn at Clava, near Inverness. The stone to the right of the passage contains several cup-mark carvings. Large image (42k 438x287) Cup-marked stone at Nether Largie in the Kilmartin Valley, Argyll. Large image (21k 168x381) Carvings of axe-heads on the end-slab of a cist in the Ri Cruin cairn. Large image (25k 362x298)

Cup-and-ring marked stones are found throughout Scotland. Here are a selection.