2007
NU0920 : Neolithic hot tub . . . or DIY sheep dip tank?
taken 18 years ago, near to Harehope, Northumberland, England
Neolithic hot tub . . . or DIY sheep dip tank?
Downhill view, the outlet hole is at the bottom of the far wall.
Further research suggests that this may be a twelfth-century bath carved by the monks of the order of the Knights of St Lazarus who established a leper hospital to the north of what is now Harehope Farm (presumably the flat area, visible in this picture, over the stone wall, next to the farm buildings). See Link
It has also been suggested that the bath may have been used as a juniper press; there are juniper trees in the area.
See also pages 142-3 from the Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 1899! Link
NU0920 : Carved stone bath, Harehope
Further research suggests that this may be a twelfth-century bath carved by the monks of the order of the Knights of St Lazarus who established a leper hospital to the north of what is now Harehope Farm (presumably the flat area, visible in this picture, over the stone wall, next to the farm buildings). See Link
It has also been suggested that the bath may have been used as a juniper press; there are juniper trees in the area.
See also pages 142-3 from the Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 1899! Link
NU0920 : Carved stone bath, Harehope
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- NU0920, 37 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Leanmeanmo (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- 2007 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Friday, 27 January, 2017
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NU 09225 20550 [1m precision]
WGS84: 55:28.7209N 1:51.3363W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NU 0921 2057
- View Direction
- South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
