Tut Tut

The names Tut-Tut and King Tut are used to refer to a large, painted boulder, situated on the foreshore roughly quarter of a mile North of Kilcreggan Pier. According to reports published from time to time in the local press, the rock was being painted as a face as far back as 1867. Matters took on a new dimension following the discovery of the burial chamber of the boy Pharaoh Tutankhamun in 1922 and the painted face on Kilcreggan shore was re-invented as Tut-Tutor King Tut.

Being located in an exposed situation, however, it does require re-painting on a fairly frequent basis, and there has been a fascinating range of colour schemes in use over the years. Norman Tullis of what was previously known as Windward House, was for many years associated with successive restorations. In 2006, the King was comprehensively repainted by Susie Will and Christine Borland and the children from Cove Park Art Club. The artists were able to use a cartouche faithful to the original on King Tut's tomb by archeologist Tom Addyman.

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