Ormaig Rock Carvings

All pictures copyright © 2000 Martin McCarthy

CANMORE Record

The arrow indicates north. By it is a 1cm and 5cm scale Large Image (125kb 936x681) A closer view of the "rosette" rock sheet Large Image (160kb 928x659) A closer view of the "rosette"s Large Image (165kb 936x659) A close view of a "rosette" Large Image (174kb 968x648) The "rosette" rock sheet Large Image (302kb 1336x708) A closer view of the "rosette"s Large Image (119kb 944x450)

At Ormaig, near Kilmartin, are a number of rock sheets that have been carved with cup-and-ring marks. One of these rock sheets, uncovered in the 1970s, includes some remarkably preserved carvings including assorted "rosette" patterns.