Kingdom of Dalraida

[Stravaiger]

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With reference the Pictish boar carving at Dunadd, I stated earlier that it is hardly visible now due to the wind and rain and natural erosion, add to that the fact that your friends walking boots do it no favours either, he is standing right on top of it, but this photo serves a purpose as a marker for future visitors to it's location.

Personally I think it should be better protected and preserved, after all it is carved in the pictish style, and historians believe that this area was not inhabited by the picts, surely it deserves some further research by them.

Redshank - According to the local Monuments Officer, the carving that you see isn't in fact the original, but an artificial composite replica which is overlaid on the original in order to protect it from weathering. If true then they've done a good job!

[Redshank]

[QUOTE=Stravaiger;653669]

Redshank - According to the local Monuments Officer, the carving that you see isn't in fact the original, but an artificial composite replica which is overlaid on the original in order to protect it from weathering. If true then they've done a good job!

I admit it's a year since I have been up the top of Dunadd, but when I was last there, what i saw was no composite replica, hence my comments, but if they have indeed protected it, then that's great, and agreed, a good job well done.
I will make the effort and take a look next week, by the way, where in Argyll are you, good to have a neighbour on here, pm me, we can perhaps meet up some time