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I am grateful to an email correspondent for bringing this panel to my attention in 2015; the present picture was taken about six months later, when I first had the opportunity to pass through the area. I had hoped that I would come across this rock, so that I could examine it for myself.

Judging by what appeared to me (in photographs) to be very freshly-cut grooves, with crisp, unweathered edges, I was of the opinion that this rock art was made only recently, perhaps using power tools. My examination of the surface on the day I took this picture made me certain that this artwork is recent: see NS4859 : Fereneze Braes: rock art detail.

In light of the above, it does seem odd that, when it was reported in mid-2015, this panel was considered a "spectacular new rock art discovery"; however, the pictures illustrating those reports showed the rock surface when it was very wet; this would have made the difference in colour between the freshly-exposed and the weathered surfaces less obvious, and it would also have made the edges appear less crisp.

When taking my own photographs, I was fortunate enough to examine the dry surface, only minutes before both it and I were subjected to a hail shower.

(Note that no criticism of those who reported this artwork is intended; indeed, reporting it was the right thing to do: if in doubt about a possible archaeological feature, submit a report, so that the site can be properly assessed.)

Its fakery aside, the art in this panel does at least provide a point of interest on the walk. For further context, see NS4859 : Junction of paths, which shows the position of this panel in relation to a NS4859 : Path to Killoch Glen.

For a closer look at the panel itself, see NS4859 : New rock art on the Fereneze Hills.

There are some comments on this panel at Link (at The Modern Antiquarian), and some of the pictures on that page are close-up details of it (one of the pictures is a context view, similar to my own NS4859 : Junction of paths; the details taken from this panel are the two pictures just before that context view, and the two that are just after it).

[At the time of writing, I have a single discovery of a possible cup-marked rock (not yet independently verified) to my name; it is far from spectacular: NS2786 : Possible cup-markings.]