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2nd Announcement & Programme BRAG 2009 Meeting Here's a link to the second announcement and provisional programme of the British Rock Art Group meeting on 9 and 10 May 2009, to be held in Newcastle: http://docs.google.com/View?docID=ahb468fmksd4_2745h2vdxnw&revision=_latest |
Posted by rockartuk7th April 2009ce Edited 7th April 2009ce |
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11th Royal Anthropological Institute International Festival of Ethnographic Film Held from Wednesday July 1st to Saturday July 4th 2009, it will involve some 60 hours of screenings of new films, a major international conference, and a targeted selection of ancillary events. more here http://raifilmfest.org.uk/film/festival/2009/home |
Posted by fitzcoraldo13th January 2009ce |
Tees Archaeology Day School. Prehistoric Ritual & BurialTees Archaeology are holding their annual Dayschool at The Conference Centre, Ebsworth Building, University of Durham - Stockton Campus, Stockton-on-Tees on Saturday 8th November 2008... continues... |
Posted by fitzcoraldo 29th September 2008ce |
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Witchy Neuk (Hillfort) — Folklore |
This camp is known as Whitefield-camp, Soldier's-fauld (now its recognized name), and Witches-neuk, said to be derived from the legend that 'Meg o' Meldon' in one of her midnight flights on broom shank, or a piece of ragwort, rested on the rocks that form its northern defence.There seems to be some confusion over the names up here. But the folklore goes with the name regardless I guess. Found in volume 10 of the Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1902), p50. |
Posted by Rhiannon20th March 2010ce |
Long Meg & Her Daughters (Stone Circle) — Fieldnotes |
| One of those sites you drive right up next to - in this case, even through it! Easy to park and obviously easy access. The circle is huge and Long Meg itself is very impressive. This is one of the best stone circles I have visited. Highly recommended. |
Posted by CARL 19th March 2010ce |
Bull Stone (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Links |
The Bull Stone - on TNAArchaeology, folklore and history of Guiseley's standing stone. |
Posted by Paulus18th March 2010ce |
Sunkenkirk (Stone Circle) — Fieldnotes |
| Visited this site on the way to Castlerigg. Park at the start of the (private?) road which leads up hill to the farm. A bit of a walk but on a nice day lovely views to be had looking down the valley. The circle is right next to the farm track and access can be gained via a gate. I really, really liked this place and actually prefered the circle itself to Castlerigg. Make the effort to visit this site - you won't be dissapointed. |
Posted by CARL 18th March 2010ce |
Castlerigg (Stone Circle) — Fieldnotes |
| My favourite stone circle. The views are simply stunning. I had a 'jaw dropping' moment the first time I visited this site. I had read a lot about it before visiting and I am pleased to say that it not only met, but exceeded my expectations. The circle itself is a joy to behold, but the setting is something else. |
Posted by CARL 18th March 2010ce |
Mayburgh Henge — Fieldnotes |
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I much preferred this site to Arthur's Round Table. Probably due to the still standing high sides of the henge plus the standing sone in the middle. Very pretty place and easily accessed. I am amazed that it has survived so well over all these years. Will visit again one day. Although a bit off topic, whilst in the area, I would recommend a visit to St Andrew's church in Penrith. In the grave yard, to the right of the church main doors, is a Viking 'Hog Back' grave. I 'discovered' this by pure accident - what a happy bunny I was!! |
Posted by CARL 17th March 2010ce |
The Grey Stone (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) — Links |
The Grey Stone on BRAC |
Posted by rockartuk 16th March 2010ce |
Bulmer's Stone (Natural Rock Feature) — Links |
Durham County CouncilA photo of the hemmed in stone. |
Posted by Rhiannon 16th March 2010ce |
Bulmer's Stone (Natural Rock Feature) — Folklore |
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You've got to feel sorry for this rock. It's got no space. And yet, legend has it that it turns round nine times when it hears the clock strike twelve. It used to sit proudly by the road on Northgate, and Willy Bulmer used to read out the London news whilst standing on it. But Health and Safety deemed it in the way, so in the 1920s it was moved behind railings at Central House to be safely out the way. It's also supposed to have railway folklore links. In the 1820s Edward Pease had a horse-drawn railway that took coal to the Tees at Stockton. George Stephenson is supposed to have walked from Stockton to speak to him, to persuade him to use his new fangled steam engine. Stephenson sat on the stone to re-tie his boots, apparently. (This information collected in a document about Northgate conservation area by Darlington Borough Council.) It gets a mention in the Denham Tracts: Rhyme on Bulmer Stone, Darlington.The rhyme must be pretty old, as it's from a book given to the Durham cathedral library in 1662, and it previously belonged to the church of Hutton Rudby, Yorkshire, so the Tracts tell us. |
Posted by Rhiannon 16th March 2010ce |
Rudston Monolith (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Images (click to view fullsize) |
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Posted by Chris Collyer15th March 2010ce |
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