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Gardom's EdgeCup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
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[visited 2/10/11] I've seen the other replica of this stone in Sheffield museum and so I was extremely glad to find this ones surroundings were so nice. Just don't touch it else the illusion is shattered, which is a shame as I am wont to stroke rocks (away from any carvings obviously). Its relationship to and siting outside of the neolithic enclosure is interesting. In fact, the whole of the edge looks to have been a ceremonial focus point for quite a long time. Access is fairly easy after a mile or so along footpath to get to the top of the edge. In summer the way is hampered in the wood by all the bracken. |
Posted by juamei23rd October 2011ce Edited 23rd October 2011ce |
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From the three men cairn cross over the wall in the only place you can and follow the faint path through the heather and birch trees, this will eventually take you to the rock art. Though we can call it rock art, its not strictly true, fibreglass art is more accurate but less attractive. I meant to bring some bottled water to better show off the art, but as ever forgetfulness waded into me once again and it got left behind. So what to do, I sat round for a bit, appreciated the natural beauty for a bit, but then what ? Not wanting to depart just yet, I tried to put all the nearby heather to some good use, I stripped all the tiny flowers off and started to fill in the cupmarks, once that was done I thought it looked quite pretty, but it wasnt enough. I then filled in the spiral and rings, now that is pretty, 42 year old men arent usually concerned with pretty, but I couldnt help myself, once I'd started I couldnt stop. From out of one cupmark came a perfectly camouflaged catepiller, I macro'd the camera and caught the bliter making for the outer ring. I got quite a lot of sites out of just one day, stone circles and burial chambers but this is the one i'll remember most,(despite its plasicity) a most satisfying visit. |
Posted by postman24th September 2011ce Edited 24th September 2011ce |
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Don't let the fact that this is a replica of the original carved rock put you off. It's a beautiful reproduction. What makes me feel comfortable about this replica is that the original rock is buried directly beneath it. I find it curious that the artist chose to ignore the rocks on the scarp edge within the enclosure and placed the carving in this particular place in the landscape. |
Posted by fitzcoraldo2nd December 2004ce Edited 2nd December 2004ce |
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We've been up on Gardom's Edge before trying to find this thing, but we were in luck this time. I'd say that both the map cited in Stubob's link (below) and the directions given in the Morgans' Rock Around The Peak book are actually a little misleading, but with this being such a fragile facsimile, that's no bad thing at all. While I'm not generally for the preservation of fibre-glass, this is the nearest we've got to the original, which, as Stubob said, has been reburied to combat erosion. Hmmm indeed. Of course, a visit to a piece of fibre-glass can be ultimately unfulfilling, but this is a very convincing copy (until you tap it and realise it's hollow, or lean on it and feel it sag) of a wonderful piece of art and its position on the edge of the woodland with views towards Nelson's Monument and the Three Ships (3 large outcrops on Birchen Edge) is superb. |
Posted by Holy McGrail23rd April 2003ce Edited 23rd April 2003ce |
| About twenty yards East of the enclosure wall lies this fibreglass replica of a boulder. The original has been reburied. Hmmm. |
Posted by stubob3rd July 2002ce |
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I wasn't expecting to be able to find this art, given my innability when it comes to such things. Considering that this is fibre-glass, it looks excellent and I wasn't aware of its deficiency prior to tapping it. Don't touch and you won't know, unless you read this first! Dave 26th March 2004 |
Posted by daveyravey29th March 2004ce |
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The Sign ThesisTim Bennetts interpretation of the carvings. |
Posted by fitzcoraldo 23rd August 2004ce Edited 23rd August 2004ce |
British ArchaeologyShort article about the replica rock art at the site. |
Posted by Rhiannon12th August 2003ce |
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