Cast of cup-and-ring marks
This is a plaster cast of cup and ring marked stones at
theStewartryMuseum, Kirkcudbright. The originals are on an outcrop
of rock at the farm of High Banks, Kirkcudbright.
Cup and Ring carvings were mans first attempts at stone
sculpture. They were carved at various dates from 3200BC to 700AD.
These shown here were possibly made about 1600BC.
No one is certain of the meaning of cup and ring markings but it
was probably mystic or religious and in this case may have been
made by early copper prospectors to invoke the help of the sun-god
in their search.
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