Slaggyford Stones 1
Image by StoneGloves

StoneGloves wrote:
I'm afraid we'll have to disagree. If you look at the colour photograph, on the 'Knaresdale 1' page, you'll see many walls. They're the ones that I used to rebuild and repair. The house, down in the valley, is where I used to live. It's just called the Knar.

It's a pity the surveyors didn't look further, as the two standing stones are just a little way further on. The smaller one has what could be called a pair of conventional cupmarks. But then maybe they would just think they were glacial erratics that landed the right way up.

It's not only me you are disagreeing with . You are the only one who sees these markings as being man made .
Compare the quality of information in the ERA report , something described by you as a fiasco ,with your judgement based on no knowledge or experience of the subject and some pics just clear enough to show the markings are natural .

"Compare the quality of information in the ERA report , something described by you as a fiasco ,with your judgement based on no knowledge or experience of the subject and some pics just clear enough to show the markings are natural ."

I'm sorry, love, but you're just going to have to stew. 'A little knowledge is a dangerous thing'. When you demean and insult drystone wallers you show that you are empty of humour and kindness. I suggest you get out of your armchair and visit this valley. Not to the demented carved stones, but to the copper mine or the roundhouses that have been split by the latest road. Then your criticism will have a genuine basis rather than being a bullying personal attack.

There are several stones with simple cupmarks, at the Knar, and it is an utter fiasco that these weren't surveyed in any way, shape or form. Nothing will change that!