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
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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