Rock carvings by Ballochmyle
The rock carvings at Ballochmyle near Mauchline ( Scottish Gaelic Machlainn ) in East Ayrshire in Scotland were only discovered in 1986 about 260 m northeast of the Ballochmyle Viaduct on the front of a sandstone cliff , when the vegetation and a backfill had been removed. There are three groups of cup-and-ring markings on the vertical rock face. There are other petroglyphs between the two main groups .
There are bowls with several rings, in squares or lines and pure bowls (English cups ). The sandstone surface is delicate and visitors are asked not to touch the carvings.
The Masonic Temple of Barrhead , was built of red sandstone, which dates from the quarry of Ballochmyle.
literature
- Evan Hadingham: Ancient Carvings in Britain. A mystery. Garnstone Press, 1974 ISBN 0-85511-391-X .
- Anna Ritchie, Graham Ritchie: Scotland. To Oxford Archaeological Guide . Oxford University Press, Oxford 1998, ISBN 0-19-288002-0 , ( Oxford archaeological guides ).
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Coordinates: 55 ° 30 ′ 2.8 ″ N , 4 ° 21 ′ 32.5 ″ W.