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Wide view of the main area looking southwest. Large deep teardrop shaped cups can be seen. Large Image (119kb 571x801) |
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Wide view of the main rock surface looking down-slope. An oval ring around three cups can be seen in the upper-left part of the decorated area. Large Image (130kb 846x566) |
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Wide view of the upper rock surface. This area contains large, deep cups with deep gulleys connecting several together. Large Image (82kb 564x584) |
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Wide view of the mail rock surface looking down-slope. Large Image (130kb 850x586) |
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Wide view with keyhole-ring around a cup in the foreground. Large Image (106kb 840x497) |
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Looking northeast across the mail area. Large Image (131kb 561x839) |
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Detail with one of the keyhole shaped decorations. Large Image (145kb 843x585) |
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Detail of the upper area. Some very large and deep cups here, some with wide and deep gulleys to connect pairs of cups. Large Image (121kb 586x845) |
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Detail of partial rings and gulleys around some of the cup marks. Large Image (132kb 849x582) |
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Detail of the lower eastern area. Large Image (140kb 842x576) |
Even in the Kilmartin area, rich in decorated rock sheets as it is, Kilmichael Glassary is a fine site. There are several rock faces and boulders that have been carved with cup-marks, and the best of these has been fenced off and is in state care.
The sloping rock surface has a fairly dense covering of deep cup marks. What makes this site a little unusual are the rings around some of the cup marks. Several are key-hole shaped rather than round. Others are incomplete rings. Some enclose several cup marks.