1989

TA0967 : All Saints Church and Rudston Monolith

taken 35 years ago, near to Rudston, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

All Saints Church and Rudston Monolith
All Saints Church and Rudston Monolith
From wikipedia;- The Rudston Monolith at over 25 feet is the tallest megalith (standing stone) in the United Kingdom.
The stone is slender, with two large flat faces. It is approximately 5 feet 9 inches wide, and 3 feet thick. The top appears to have broken off the stone. If pointed, the stone would originally have stood about 28 feet. In 1773, the stone was capped in lead; this was later removed, though the stone is currently capped. The weight is estimated at 40 tonnes. The monolith is made of gritstone. The nearest source for the stone (Cayton or Cornelian Bay) is 9.9 miles north of the site, although it may have been brought naturally to the site as a glacial erratic. The monument dates to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age period.

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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Saints Church Monolith [27] · Tallest Standing Stone [16] · Neolithic Monolith [12] · Face [4] ·
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TA0967, 175 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Colin Park   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 26 September, 1989   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 2 May, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TA 0979 6773 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:5.6262N 0:19.3667W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TA 0982 6774
View Direction
West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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