Fisherfolk on Po Toi long spoke of carvings on the island’s rocks. Groups were found in the south during the 1960s, divided by a 70-centimetre fracture. The carvings were declared monuments in 1979. Local memory and formal recognition place these marks within the island’s heritage.
From the journal
Po Toi’s Rock Carvings: Patterns Divided by a Fracture
The rock carvings on southern Po Toi were found in the 1960s, their patterned groups separated by a narrow fracture in the stone.
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Lines and spirals
The left group consists of lines resembling stylized animals and fish. The right group is made up of interlocking spirals. Their contrast lies in the different line work and the way the patterns occupy the fractured rock.
A monument on a living island
The carvings sit on Po Toi’s southern rock face. A natural fracture runs beside the cut lines, dividing the groups and shaping how the paired designs are seen. Here, the island’s geology and human marks share one surface.