Myths and legends ; the Celtic race . oo c c do CJ O «ti o -ao < CUP^AND^RING MARKINGS and the cult of the waters of Lourdes may, in spite ofits adoption by the Church, be mentioned as a notablecase in point on the Continent. CupandRing Markings Another singular emblem, upon the meaning of whichno light has yet been thrown, occurs frequently in con-. Cup-and-ring Markings from Scotland(AJter Sir J. Simpson) nexion with megalithic monuments. The accompany-ing illustrations show examples ot it. Cup-shapedhollows are made in the surface of the stone, these areoften surrounded with concentric r
Myths and legends ; the Celtic race . oo c c do CJ O «ti o -ao < CUP^AND^RING MARKINGS and the cult of the waters of Lourdes may, in spite ofits adoption by the Church, be mentioned as a notablecase in point on the Continent. CupandRing Markings Another singular emblem, upon the meaning of whichno light has yet been thrown, occurs frequently in con-. Cup-and-ring Markings from Scotland(AJter Sir J. Simpson) nexion with megalithic monuments. The accompany-ing illustrations show examples ot it. Cup-shapedhollows are made in the surface of the stone, these areoften surrounded with concentric rings, and from thecup one or more radial lines are drawn to a point out-side the circumference of the rings. Occasionally asystem of cups are joined by these lines, but more fre-quently they end a little way outside the widest of therings. These strange markings are found in Great Britain and Ireland, in Brittany, and at various places in 67 MYTHS OF THE CELTIC RACE India, where they are called mahadeos} I have alsofound a curious example—for such it appears to be—inDupaix* Monuments of New Spain. It is repro-duced in Lord Kingsboroughs Antiquities of Mexico,vol. iv. On the circular top of a cylindrical stone,known as the Triumphal Stone, is carved a centralcup, with nine concentric circles round it, and a duct orchannel cut straight from th
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