Glassonby - Rock Art

The inner face of a stone in the SE arc of the circle.
The markings here are very faint, the outer circle of a supposed four ring concentric motif is visible to the right of the stone, just above and to the right of this are three groves of a four ring concentric arc, and the barest trace of a similar set of arcs is visible above and left of the central rings. The layout of the three components is said to resemble the outline of the head of Mickey Mouse! A double incised grove can be seen running left from the bottom of the motif across much of the lower part of the stone. Just below the main motif are said to be four chevrons, but these are buried in undergrowth in the above photo.
Being on the inner face of the ring, these carvings would have been concealed under the mound of the cairn, this arrangement is a common feature of rock art on cairn kerbs, as is the situation of the carving in the S-E arc of the circle. 
Unless you are very lucky with the lighting conditions, we doubt that any of the above features would normally be visible.

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