Cotherstone Moor Cup Marked Stone View all content for Cotherstone Moor

I came across a boundary stone at East Hare Crag NY959168. It was approx 2 Metres tall by 0.75 Metres wide The face was marked with a date of 17** (obscured) and the left side was marked with a 'G' right side with a 'C'. Curious thing is that halfway down the front face are a number of cupmarks. Also on the crag nearby are two abandoned millstones, I know they're not really ancient but are a good example of recent megaliths. How the hell did they get these things from an isolated Pennine crag? and why abandon them? maybe the arse fell out of the millstone market? I suppose they could have been used for crushing ore or limestone, there are limekilns about a mile away..who knows?

Posted by fitzcoraldo 26th August 2002ce

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