Desk Based Assessment
Event ID 714747
Category Recording
Type Desk Based Assessment
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/714747
NT39NW 7 3433 9700.
(NT 3433 9700) Dovecot Cave (NAT)
OS 6" map, (1938)
A lofty cave, the walls of which are lined with pigeon holes, now disused. Many Celtic symbols are cut on the naturally smooth surfaces a few feet above ground level.
C MacLagan 1876
Doo Cave.- The double-disc and Z-shaped rod symbol and the beast's head symbol.
The flower symbol.
The rectangular symbol.
The double-disc symbol without the Z-shaped rod (repeated four times).
Two small crosses.
The elephant symbol.
The arch symbol (repeated twice).
The S-shaped symbol.
The bird symbol (repeated twice).
The mirror-case symbol (?) (repeated twice).
The serpent symbol.
J R Allen and J Anderson 1903
Information from OS.
C MacLagan 1876; J R Anderson 1903.
