Prehistoric Rock Art on Arran
Introduction This evening, I am focusing on a well preserved example of British rock art as found at Stronach Wood, near Brodick, Isle of Arran , Scotland. Information on Rock Art at Stronach Wood. The designs and location are consistent with other examples of this work as found in nearby Kilmartin Glen and elsewhere , viz: Laboriously ‘pecked’ out using stone tools, possibly during the Neolithic and/or Bronze ages. Found on a downward sloping rock face where the designs make use of the natural occurring features of the rock. (See final image below.) Use of apparently abstract designs from a ‘standard’ reference source. Dating uncertain, but probably at least 3000 years old. The images in this post show cups (inverted cones), single line, chevrons, multiple rings and ‘keyhole’ figures. The raison d’etre for this so-called art work has been lost in antiquity. It may represent images of things we cannot relate to, may re...