This constellation is found in several parts of the world, sometimes with slight variations (e.g. Iran, South Africa, Oman). In team language this group of related designs is known as the UK-group. This UK-group contains also Children's and Men-at-Work roadsigns.
With this knowledge we thought it possible to catalog Great Britain's (past) influence
in the world. We were soon back home. Entirely disillusioned.
Because rock-signs of dependencies like South Georgia
don't look like signs of the motherland. Neither do signs
of India.
Even Ireland — Probably no country can get
any closer — is looking to the other side. Of all its signs
only the Falling Rock sign shows any reluctant obedience to the Queen's wishes.
Ireland took an American canvas to draw UK rocks.
Scotland
According to the Scottish First Minister Scotland will be independent from the United Kingdom before the year 2018. In anticipation of the event local roadsign planting services are prudently seeding their own design.Some are playing it more safely than others. In Arran a daring new drawing with not more than two stones was chosen. The people on Oban simply took the UK-standard and rotated it 60 degrees. If matters turn bad that leaves open the option to say it was an unfortunate mistake.
