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Sunday 27 October 2013

Another nice erratic


 Found this in the Britice Blog site -- a nice one!  Sadly, there is no location given.  Is it an Irish erratic in Scotland, or a Scottish erratic in Ireland?  I wish people would give locations......

http://briticechronoblog.wordpress.com/2013/03/21/young-london-artist-inspired-by-an-irish-erratic/
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5 comments:

  1. geocur27 October 2013 at 17:46

    According to the artist he did some frottage on an erratic at Horn Head Co. Donegal .

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  2. BRIAN JOHN27 October 2013 at 17:56

    Thanks, Geo. What's frottage?

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  3. geocur27 October 2013 at 19:17

    Brian ,
    Frottage = Fr. Rubbing .Technique similar to brass rubbing but more subjective and arty .

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  4. BRIAN JOHN27 October 2013 at 20:14

    Ah -- thank you. Should have looked it up. Is that what the lads have been doing on the Trefael Stone, and then trying to match it up with the Milky Way?

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  5. geocur27 October 2013 at 20:39



    Rubbings of rock art have been done for years but these days tend to be considered too subjective and also damaging to the rock surface .
    Not sure but I think the technique used at Trefael , whilst still involving direct contact didn't involve rubbing .
    The markings on the Trefael stone were considered by anonymous "astronomers " to be more than just representations of the milky way ,they went as far as suggesting Cassiopeia, Orion and Sirius . Sense seems to have prevailed and the idea has quietly disappeared . Still waiting for dates too .

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