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The 1" map I have has my ley line calculations from the early '70's on. (Quite a few originate at The Poind and His Man). There's Wallington Hall at 024842 and Hallington Hall at 973759. Capheaton Hall is also thereabouts. I can't find any notes from Tomlinson on that part of the county so will make a visit to the Local Studies section of Central Library next week. The agricultural college is based in a hall - Ogle Hall, if memory serves me correctly. There are likely to be more carved stones around the Poind - reviewing each candidate could take several years - but it's a pity that Stan dismisses the stone without visiting it.

I've been thinking about this erosion vs carving issue.
It would be useful to find a standing stone that is of an igneous composition, e.g. granite, that displays the same characteristics. So far all the examples given have been sedimentary rocks and therefore prone to natural erosion.
If igneous examples cannot be found then I would say that these features are highly likely to be erosion.