Picts at Weymss Part 2

A number of the carvings in the Wemyss caves are of animals, fish in particular.

sources

scapetrust.org (online)

4dwemysscaves.org (online)

photos

my own

Version 1.0

One of several fish carved into the walls. This example is notably long, compared to the others.

A four-legged creature, wolf, dog, horse or something else?

Another four-legged creature, the scape.org website has a photograph from 1900 which shows how this has deteriorated over the last 125 years or so. In that photograph it looks more like a horse or bull.

Other depictions of animals have been lost, including a swan and a Pictish beast

The left carving seems to be a swan or goose.

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