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Kirkcudbright Rotary Club Of Kirkcudbright. Duck Race 2017

Kirkcudbright Annual Duck Race organized by Kirkcudbright Rotary Club.This is the Eleventh Year this fund Raising Event Has been Running, and making lots of money for Charity..

Townhead Rock Art, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland.

A journey through Scotland's ancient sites

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TOWNHEAD
ROCK ART
KIRKCUDBRIGHT
DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY
SCOTLAND

A FEW MILES SOUTH OF KIRKCUDBRIGHT AND JUST OFF THE A711 ROAD IS TOWNHEAD ROCK ART SITE. TOWNHEAD, ALSO KNOWN AS GRANGE HILL, IS NOT AS WELL KNOWN AS THE NEARBY HIGH BANKS ROCK ART.

A TRIANGULAR SHAPED, ROCK OUTCROP HAS FASCINATING, ABSTRACT & PROMINENT CARVINGS. THESE GLYPHS MUST HAVE BEEN VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR ANCIENT ANCESTORS.

THE MAIN FEATURE ON THE PANEL IS A CUP & RING SURROUNDED BY A FURTHER THREE BROKEN RINGS. TWO OF THESE RINGS ARE JOINED BY A GUTTER OR CHANNEL RADIATING FROM THE CENTRAL CUP MARK. SOME OF THESE CHANNELS CONTINUE INTO NATURAL DEPRESSIONS ON THE ROCK.

YOU CAN ALSO SEE SINGLE CUP MARKS ENCLOSED BY DOUBLE RINGS. DOUBLE CUPS ENCLOSED BY A SINGLE RING AND TWO CUPS ENCLOSED BY A FIGURE OF EIGHT. THERE IS ALSO A CLUSTER OF FOUR CUPS WITH ONE BEING ENCLOSED BY A SEMI RING.

WHATEVER THE MEANING OF THESE PETROGLYPHS, IS LONG LONG FORGOTTEN. HOWEVER THEY MUST HAVE HAD SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE TO THE ANCIENT PEOPLE WHO INHABITED SW SCOTLAND.

Brixham harbour

A shot of Brixham harbour In Devon.

Trip to Troon South Beach in South Ayrshire, Scotland (9th January 2012)

Hi there! This is a video I recorded when I took a visit to Troon South Beach in South Ayrshire, Scotland on a rather windy 9th January 2012 day. The Firth of Clyde features prominently in this video too. Hope you like it! Thanks for watching!