http://SaturnianCosmology.Org/ mirrored file For complete access to all the files of this collection see http://SaturnianCosmology.org/search.php ========================================================== Cup Marks, Rock Art, or Petroglyphs Bronze-age Carvings on Rock by David R. Cowan Cup-marks have intrigued modern man for centuries, and are carved on standing stones, free-standing boulders, in the living rock, or on small moveable boulders, and can also be found in stone graves, or in weems (earth houses). They range in size from simple hollows, about 12 mm. or less, to quite large basins 15 cms. wide. Some are surrounded by a ring or rings which may be gapped or have a groove running through them. Found world wide, usually in clusters, and Scotland has a wealth of different types, such as the beautiful Ormaig group and a sandstone cliff at Mauchline in Ayrshire (see pictures below). Petroglyph on rock at Ormaig, Argyllshire Above: a fine example of cup-marks at Ormaig, near Kilmartin, Argyllshire Above: The sandstone cliff face at Mauchline, Ayrshire Cup-marked boulder at Sidh of Ardtalnaig, Perthshire Above: a possible cup-marked stone. This is on a powerful energy ley to the west of The Sidh of Ardtalnaig, (faery hill), near Loch Tay Cup-marked stone inside souterrain at Pitcur, near Dundee, Scotland Above: the souterrain at Pitcur, near Dundee Cup-marks on cover of stone at souterrain near Pitcur This is the stone which originally covered the souterrain, close to the upright cup-marked stone above. The purpose of petroglyphs is still largely unknown, but during my research into earth energies and energy leys, one boulder, which had nine cup-marks, one with an outer ring, was situated above a geological fault, which enabled the boulder to emit a form of natural energy, using the fissure's energy as a carrier wave. Eighteen individual waves (two for every cup-mark) travelled from this stone across the country, initially following the fissure. After a few hundred yards I came across another much larger rock at the edge of the fissure which had one very worn cup-mark on it - this has not been recorded to my knowledge. A few hundred yards further on the fissure traversed a small river, the fissure being very noticeable at this point, and carried on for another four miles until it came to a much larger river. I eventually followed these waves up the banks of this river to a group of nine ancient shielings (two waves for each shieling - a shieling is an ancient house, built of boulders and originally thatched with heather). The story can be read in my book "Safe As Houses?" and the intriguing story of how cup-marks are a basic part of the structure of the Megaliths and energy leys in more detail in "Ley Lines and Earth Energies - see links" It is now evident that cup-marked stones around this area, at least, were placed above geological fissures to make use of their energies. You can easily make your own cup-marked stone in about twenty minutes. If you teach yourself how to use divining rods, you can find the energy such a cup-marked stone emits. Our ancestors used them to protect their little houses from unhealthy earth energies, and we can do the same even to-day (our scientifically based culture is the main stumbling block to the re-discovery of this knowledge). This is only one way in which such engravings were used. See my book on the Index page "Safe As Houses?", now available for reading or downloading. Petroglyphs on boulder at Lawers, Perthshire This petroglyph (above) has been pecked out on hard schistose rock at the foot of Ben Lawers, Perthshire. Near this spot a local farmer and his family had a number of strange experiences. The design Is very unusual and suspiciously modern - like the design for nuclear waste. A hoax? Cup-marked stone at Monzie Castle, near Crieff Above: Cup-marked stone outside Kerb cairn at Monzie Castle, near Crieff. Cup-marked stone on kerbed cairn, near Crieff This is another cup-marked boulder on the kerbed cairn at Monzie Castle. This stone circle is also on a geological fault. An archaeological dig found the cremated bones of a woman and young child at the centre. This circle creates a ley line, running roughly to the south, down a straight "spoke" road (ghost road) to a burial-ground which is also on a geological fault. Return to Home Page