2007

NY9383 : Cup-marked stone on Great Wanney Crag

taken 16 years ago, near to Ridsdale, Northumberland, England

Cup-marked stone on Great Wanney Crag
Cup-marked stone on Great Wanney Crag
During the Neolithic period (between 4000 and 6000 years ago), people carved cup marks and grooves on several stones on the edge of Great Wanney Crag. Archaeologists think the cup marked stones were created either as part of a religious ritual, or perhaps to mark boundaries or routes through the landscape. At least 1000 years later, between 2000 and 3000 years ago, during the Iron Age, people built a defended settlement or hillfort in the same spot.

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Category: Cup-marked stone
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Great Wanney Crag [15] · Settlement [2] · Stone [2] ·
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Photographer
Pete Saunders   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 11 November, 2007   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 11 November, 2007
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 931 833 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:8.6616N 2:6.5780W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 931 833
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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