Features known as cup-marked stones - made intentionally by ancient Britons - were re-discovered this week at Stithians Reservoir near Falmouth in Cornwall.
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CLYDEBANK’S retired MSP has called on the renowned Cochno Stone to be given special environmental protection. Gil Paterson says he’s been “amazed” at the interest shown in the stone, in Auchnacraig Park in Faifley, since it was excavated in 2016. The stone is one of the largest and most spectacular panels of prehistoric rock-art in Britain. The markings on the stone’s surface were probably carved between 3000 and 2000BC. The carvings were first recorded in the 1880s, but the stone was buried in 1965 to protect it from vandalism before being excavated five years ago. Mr Paterson - for whom today (Wednesday) is his last day as the town’s MSP - said: “I have been working with Dr Kenny Brophy of Glasgow University, the Knowes Housing Association, Faifley Community Council, West Dunbartonshire Council, Historic Environment Scotland and local schools and organisations since 2016, when Kenny and his team first excavated the site of the Cochno Stone revealing j