Townhead Rock Art, Easter Lambs and Little Dalton Kirk

Easter Sunday found us at one of our favourite prehistoric rock art sites, Townhead near Kirkcudbright. Just before parking up, we were surprised by a doe deer jumping across the road in front of us and into the woods!

The route to the main rock art panel is now well-marked. The fields weren't full of scary-mary bright young calves like last time, but instead lots of ewes and young lambs. Thankfully the fields here are huge so there was plenty of space for them to keep their distance from us and feel safe.

B hunkered down and started investigating the outcrops, while I entertained myself watching the lambs and rolling turnips towards them as the main pile of fodder was right by us. They loved it!

There were lots of bleating and gamboling and loss and reunitings going on. I then had a little sleep (this is when I got my first sunburn of the year). It was sunny but the wind still chilly.

I also took some daft easter shots using some pasche eggs I made the other day and brought for lunch (is this a Cumbrian thing?)

On the way home we visited a place which we have passed the signpost to many times before - Little Dalton Kirk. We didn't know what to expect but presumed it must be one of the many local old kirkyards in the area, and weren't disappointed.