Great Upon Little Rock Shelters

Nearest town:
East Grinstead (7km NE)
OS reference:
TQ34763215
OS sheets:
187, 198
Latitude:
51° 4' 20.22 N
Longitude:
0° 4' 34.53 W
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Rock art #2.... the sandstone crags present a blank canvas for Nature’s random doodlings within the shadowlands of Great Upon Little.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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Rock art #1.... temporary painting with highlight and shadow. But none the less real for its fleeting nature.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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A desirable home, indeed. If but a seasonable one.

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Can’t step inside... you’ll need to crawl. However as dry a bed as one could wish for.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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These shelters feature a pronounced overhang in the sandstone crags... perfect for sheltering a Mesolithic family during the day.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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OK, perhaps I eulogise too much, what with being bathed in perfect light... but I swear I could’ve spent the night here, wrapped in a nice animal skin; or, failing that, a sleeping bag. Extraordinary vibe.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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One of the shelters... as at the not-so-distant Oldbury the interior is lined with a bed of white sand, for want of a better description... albeit a much finer, almost powder consistency.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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There are at least three rock shelters in this valley to the south/south-west of the promontory fort... didn’t know what I was looking for... so just recorded what I  saw.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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