Re: Whats this then? | Forum — The Modern Antiquarian

Castercliff Camp 2

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Whats this then?

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Martin Sep 9, 2004 22:18:57

Replying to Martin

so excited I posted twice- bloody PC ;)

treehugger-uk Sep 11, 2004 08:01:28

Replying to Martin

thanks chaps

my first thought was it could be a natural 'one off' type feature so i checked other stones in the area of which there isnt much left on site at all, sadly what remains of castercliff is in every dry stone wall in the area now but there are no cupmarks or signs of erosion in this way on any rocks nearby so i'm pretty sure its man made but then again i could be wrong.
As to its authenticy it was 2 feet down in a tree root so it could be old but not neccesarily contempory with Castercliff who knows? thanks for your comments.

peace :)

Hob Sep 11, 2004 23:11:27

Replying to Martin

Nice thoughts Martin. I'm with you on the natural-holes-lead-to-cup-marks idea. I've been thinking along similar lines, I've noticed that there are often naturally holed stones near cup marked rocks. Fyfield Down is a superb example, what with all the sarsen holes.

I find the crossover twixt natural and manmade, where the line blurs, really appealing too, with phrases like 'artificially enhanced natural feature'. They're such thoroughly threshold phenomena. I love 'em.

I was up at a place this week, where the line between natural and artificial cups is so blurred, even Stan Beckinsall is wary of saying yay or nay.