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The Black Sow Of Rimside Moor

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Hob H
Hob Jul 25, 2007 20:29:38
Replying to Gavin Douglas

One of these nights I'm determined to kip on Simonside to see if these Duergar show themselves.

The holed stone I spoke of is mentioned in Paul Frodsham's recent book on Upper Coquetale. It's supposedly an enhanced natural feature, in that it's a sandstone boulder with a natural 1.6m hole running right the way through it. Some fellas from the Cardiology* dept of Newcastle's RVI have studied it for a while, and reckon it was carefully shifted and wedged at some point in prehistory to make the hole align to solstice sunrisey stuff, pointing to the mouth of the Tyne.

Someone was asking about it here a while back, and I mistook the question as being about millstones. Duh.

*Inexplicably...

G Gavin Douglas
Gavin Douglas Jul 26, 2007 07:24:37
Replying to Hob

Thanks Hob,

I havent read Paul Frodshams book yet, but it sounds very interesting. I will have to invest in a copy. Does it give a grid reference for the holed stone?

I have often thought about staying out overnight on simonside, but as dusk falls it does get a bit scary.
I wonder if anyone has ever been there on the summer solstice to record where the sun rises in relation to some of the allignements of stones on Lordenshaws?