Excavating rock art in Strath Tay day 5: Revealing more

Above: Ronnie continues to excavate the ditch in Trench 2, overlooked by the decorated outcrop (Photo: Aaron Watson, 2017)

Trench 2 was given a thorough clean. Weathering overnight clearly reveals distinct dark patches in the soil around the stone feature, with its cup marked boulder.

Above: Trench 2 cleaned, showing the rubble patch set against the small outcrop. Darker patches of greasy compact soil are clearly visible (Photo: Aaron Watson)

Above: Wide angle view of the features in Trench 2 and the rock outcrop (Photo: Aaron Watson, 2017

Above: A rainbow materialises above the outcrop during the afternoon. Optical effects are never far away in the landscape (Photo: Aaron Watson, 2017)

Above: Amanda cleaning the cairn stones in Trench 4. The possible kerbstones are at the near end of the trench (Photo: Aaron Watson, 2017)

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This project took place in collaboration with Richard Bradley, Amanda Clarke, Ronnie Scott, Maria Cowie and Moyra Simon. Many thanks to the landowner and estate staff for their support.