Dark discoloration on a scot pine

[Tom2020]

Been to look at a scot Pine with this black sutt like discoloration on the South side of the tree, Any idea i don't see many Scot Pine trees so i can not compare it anything else

 

Many thanks

Tom

[David Goss]

Can't really see well with those pics sorry. Is it near a distillery? For some reason things go black in the vicinity of distillerys

[David Goss]

Or that might be brewery's or both... Umm someone jump in with some intelligent help please!

[Jesse]

Or it could be pitch or tar thats been painted on the tree stem when it was young to stop animals from eating the bark, horses crib bite and will ring bark a tree in no time. As the tree and its stem has grown the pattern has emerged.