Ruston's mini-lith

Rudston Monolith 7

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Steve Gray May 23, 2004 21:03:49

In the corner of the churchyard at Rudston there is a small megalith and a smashed stone coffin. In her fieldnotes Jane said one side of the stone is covered with white lichen (I thought it was paint). Does anyone know anything about this or about the coffin?

Steve Gray May 23, 2004 21:04:54

Replying to Steve Gray

Darn it.. I missed the "d" out of Rudston.

Jane May 23, 2004 21:37:47

Replying to Steve Gray

According to James Dyer, in his book 'Discovering Prehistoric England', the stone coffin was rescued from a nearby barrow which was trashed in the 19thC, I think (I'm working from memory here as the book's at Moth's house). I couldn't make sense of the lichen-covered minilith at all. Perhaps it, too, was rescued from loss and trashing at the same time as the cist? God, I love stone cists!

If you haven't got 'Discovering Prehistoric England', get it Steve, it's really rather splendid.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0747805075/qid=1085344364/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_10_1/202-9710664-8188603

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