Anderton

Also known as:
Rivington
Nearest town:
Adlington (2km W)
OS reference:
SD617136
OS sheet:
109
Latitude:
53° 37' 1.97 N
Longitude:
2° 34' 44.58 W
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Images

Image of Anderton (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by baza

The Rivington Cup and Ring Stone within its current setting at the Anderton Hall Conference and Training Centre

baza
baza Feb 6, 2006

Articles

Anderton

L
LivingRocks Jul 26, 2006

Is this a local stone or was it brought in from elsewhere during construction of the reservoir? Living locally I’ve made many trips to the surrounding moors and so far not seen evidence of any other rock art in the Rivington area.

Miscellaneous

Anderton
Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
IronMan
IronMan Mar 12, 2003

From the Anderton parish council newsletter, Spring 2002ce

The Cup & Ring Stone
You may remember mention in a previous Newsletter of the Cup & Ring stone found in September 1999 at the edge of Lower Rivington Reservoir. The stone was found at a time of unusually low water level at the eastern edge of the reservoir (which was constructed in about 1850) at 10 metres below the high-water mark, so that as a rule it was visible only very infrequently. It was of a rather irregular shape, but its dimensions were roughly 80 cms in length. 55 cms wide and 50 cms deep and it was put on display at The Anderton Centre. pending examination by Lancashire County Council to confirm the ‘genuineness’ of the carving. To date we are still awaiting examination by a suitable expert .... more news on this topic in a future Newsletter.

The article can be found here.

If the stone was found when the reservoir was at an ‘unusually low water level’ it begs the question,is there any more rock art down there?

Topics

Calling Living Rocks: The Anderton Carving 2
Paulus
Paulus
Jul 2006

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