Something a bit different today. The two rock face carvings - photos above and below - are from Rocky Valley, Cornwall quite near to the well known village of Tintagel.
The carvings were discovered in 1948 and there is an official sign that states:
ROCKY VALLEY ROCK CARVINGS
Labyrinth Pattern Carvings
probably of the Early Bronze Age
(1800-1400BC)
This monument is protected under
the Ancient Monuments Act 1913
Similar patterned carvings have been found in various parts of the world such as in Crete and Galacia, Spain.
Below is a photo from Wikipedia showing a similar design in Galacia.
All in all sounds convincing but there are those who would spoil the story by reaching a different conclusion. Some question the carvings and say they may only be 300 years old maximum.
The main reason to doubt the age of the carvings is the fact that there aren't any similar examples in south-west England.
Personally I'd like to believe that the carvings are thousands of years old. Many others seem to also agree as they have left coins, ribbons with messages, candles and so on nearby. Very New Age - if that term still applies nowadays.
Changing the post theme completely. As the photos above are a bit grey, okay a lot grey, I thought I'd finish the post with a bit of colour from my garden.
All in all sounds convincing but there are those who would spoil the story by reaching a different conclusion. Some question the carvings and say they may only be 300 years old maximum.
The main reason to doubt the age of the carvings is the fact that there aren't any similar examples in south-west England.
Personally I'd like to believe that the carvings are thousands of years old. Many others seem to also agree as they have left coins, ribbons with messages, candles and so on nearby. Very New Age - if that term still applies nowadays.
Above: a similar carving in Galacia, Spain
Changing the post theme completely. As the photos above are a bit grey, okay a lot grey, I thought I'd finish the post with a bit of colour from my garden.
That's all for this week, many thanks for visiting my blog. All good wishes ~ Mike.
