Davaar Island Cave Painting

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Davaar Island Cave Painting

Postby Ninja Mania » Sun Jan 29, 2006 6:29 pm

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Postby Bobbie En Tejas » Sun Jan 29, 2006 7:04 pm

It is amazing that someone painted a picture that well on rock. How long has it been there? Does anyone have any idea who painted it? Who discovered it?
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Postby take_a_pop » Sun Jan 29, 2006 7:09 pm

If am naw mistakin, twas a local by the name oh McKinnon back in 1890 or there abouts, but am sure someone will give you better details about it than i can. watch this space.
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Postby take_a_pop » Sun Jan 29, 2006 7:21 pm

www.machrihanish.net/Machrihanish_davaar.htm

This should take you there, T.J.
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Postby Bobbie En Tejas » Sun Jan 29, 2006 8:03 pm

Now Pop.. how did you know that some call me T.J.? 8)
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Postby take_a_pop » Sun Jan 29, 2006 8:19 pm

Am sidekeek, its a gift a wuz given at birth, ma muther ayewuz sed, a wuz a gift she coona gee away, ah think she ment a wuz preshous tae her.
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Postby Bobbie En Tejas » Sun Jan 29, 2006 8:44 pm

I think she meant she couldn't even give you away, no matter how hard she tried. :wink:
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Postby vk » Sun Jan 29, 2006 9:16 pm

And a little bit on here, of course! :wink:

http://www.campbeltown.info/places/Dava ... /index.htm
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Postby Kevin.H » Mon Jan 30, 2006 6:39 am

It looks better now then when I first saw it back in the early 80"s

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Postby petewick » Tue Mar 01, 2022 4:14 pm

Bobbie En Tejas wrote:It is amazing that someone painted a picture that well on rock. How long has it been there? Does anyone have any idea who painted it? Who discovered it?

It was painted clandestinely by Archibald McKinnon a local artist.
He dreamed that he would do the painting at night in secret.
Over two or three nights he would worrk by lantern and candle light.
On the final night his lights were seen by local fishemen from their boat between Auchenhoan Head and the island. They were too afraid to investigate in the darkness but investigate next day.
They were completely astonished by their discovery and contacted the town officials and clergy, every one sure that this was a message from heaven.
Eventually McKinnon tolld them he was responsible, the towns people headed by local councilors and officials made it clear that thet felt deceived and McKinnon went to live in Nantwich in Cheshire. He returned twice to repair the painting, the last in 1934 soon before his death.
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