Dove Crags

Nearest town:
Morpeth (20km E)
OS reference:
NZ037985
OS sheet:
81
Latitude:
55° 16' 49.65 N
Longitude:
1° 56' 30.29 W
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Image of Dove Crags (Natural Rock Feature) by Hob

In the words of Ivor Cutler:
“Naychure, naytchoor, naytchure, naytchoor..”

Image credit: IH
Hob
Hob Jul 3, 2004
Image of Dove Crags (Natural Rock Feature) by Hob

These two are on the same boulder as the other one. Looking a bit more like cups than solution holes.

Image credit: IH
Hob
Hob Jul 3, 2004
Image of Dove Crags (Natural Rock Feature) by Hob

Strange solution hole or bog standard cup mark?

Image credit: IH
Hob
Hob Jul 3, 2004

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Dove Crags

Hob
Hob Jul 3, 2004

Strange weathered formations abound. The horizontally grooved pillar is particularly conspicuous. It’s on the north edge, about 20m NW of the cairn.

It has possible cup marks at it’s foot, a couple of which may be artificially pecked, or may only be solution holes. Better lighting, or a rubbing might make this clearer.

Beneath this are some of the many overhangs which could easily have been effective rock shelters before they silted up.

Another 10m or so along the path from the formation, is a boulder which appears to have definite pecked cups, less weathered, on a few of the side faces. I’m still not 100% sure though. Single cups being tricky to diagnose and all.

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