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I am trying to gather information about inscriptions and petroglyphs in Nova Scotia that have some mystery or controversy about them, or are otherwise intriguing. Here is the list that I am working with so far ...

  1. Yarmouth Fletcher (Runic) Stone, now in the museum, very famous.
  2. Yarmouth Bayview stone, similar characters as (1), with a few extra.
    Whereabouts unknown (put in a wall)?
  3. Plymouth stone (near Yarmouth), found in a wall; John Coleman has
    spoken with the man who has it (same stone, or different ones?)
  4. Lent's Island stone inscription (two stones or one?)
  5. Green Island (Cape Sable Island) stone. Runic-style characters.
  6. Two or three Seal Island Stones, inscriptions quite crude (could
    be natural marks). At least one of the stones may now be buried.
  7. McNutts Island Inscription, in bedrock near lighthouse. We have
    been told to check with Stephen Davis, SMU, as he may know the person
    who carved it.
  8. Initials and Mi'kmaq petroglyphs on Boundary Rock (apex of 4 counties).
  9. Inscribed cryptic stone from Oak Island, displayed in Halifax,
    whereabouts now not generally known?
  10. "H+O" Engraved rock found at Joudrey's Cove, Oak Island, by
    Gilbert Hedden in 1936.
  11. "G" stone found by Dan Blankenship on Oak Island.
  12. Inscriptions apparently found by George Young (of Queensland) on
    the shore of Mahone Bay.
  13. The Deep Cove Epitaph.
  14. Goat Island 1606 stone, collected by T.C. Haliburton, wherabouts
    now not generally known.
  15. LEBEL stone from Port Royal, now in Fort Anne museum (not displayed).
  16. Joseph d'Aulnay stone (1653) -- brother of Charles d'Aulnay, on
    display at Fort Anne museum.
  17. Carved arrowheads in boulders or bedrock near Goat Island? (Two
    locations or one? Natural or manmade?)
  18. Mount Hanley Stone, still in yard of private home? Thought by
    some to be ogam inscription, dismissed as natural marks by others.
  19. Inscription Rock, Black Hole Brook. Many English/French initials,
    some symbols, possibly some Mi'kmaq petroglyphs.
  20. Two inscribed (petroglyph-style) stones on the footpath to Cape Split.
  21. McGowan Lake Mi'kmaq Petroglyphs, underwater now.
  22. Fairy Lake Mi'kmaq Petroglyphs, partly underwater. Protected in
    Kejimkujik National Park.
  23. Miller Mountain Petroglyphs, Dartmouth.
  24. Bedford Barrens Mi'kmaq Petroglyphs. Several petroglyphs and
    carved English/French initials and names along one long ridge.
  25. Summer Cove petroglyphs, Bedford Basin. A great many English/French names and initials in the immediate area, but one special set of Egyptian-style hieroglyphic symbols that are outstanding.
  26. Lily Lake petroglyph. A heraldic-style shield/ensign pattern in
    the lichen crust of a stone.
  27. Oswald Eastwood inscription at the gateway of his ruined
    cranberry bog. Very near site (24).
  28. Goose Island inscription documented by Dr. Helen Creighton and
    her rubbings of the markings are in the National Museum of Canada
    somewhere. Near Jeddore, Halifax Co. There is a story of treasure and
    burial associated with the inscription on this lonely seaswept rock.
    See the story in Bluenose Ghosts.
  29. Captain Kidd Boot inscription Stone.
  30. Sparkling Rocks, grottos near Goldenville where many names are
    inscribed.
  31. Inscription on iron axe head found on shore of Tor Bay.

If there are any other ones that should be in this list, please tell me.

Terry
aa376@chebucto.ns.ca