TheStandingStone wrote:
I am aware that farmers in the 18th and 19th centuries would erect stones to be used as cattle scratching posts. Therefore I am always suspicious of single standing stones in pasture lands. Does anybody know if this stone is an example of this or is there evidence to the contrary? Is there a way of telling if a stone is ancient or modern without radio carbon dating?
The North Tipp Archaeological Survey puts it down as a standing stone. There really isnt that much you can do I think to prove.
post on another forum that discusses this very question.
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=Forum&file=viewtopic&topic=3525&forum=1
