Hob
Seen from the middle of the fort, you can see the two side pieces which have broken off, possibly as the result of people banging about on the top, possibly as the result of time and gravity, possibly a bit of both.
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Eroded rings, weathered cups and enhanced natural grooves.
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It’s those Simonside Hills again. This time viewed from Hallion’s Rock.
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The panel, with the jubilee stone (modern) in the background as a handy marker.
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Where the wall/bank has been cut by a newer track.
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Overgrown with bracken. Might be easier to see what’s what in the winter.
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Hitherto unrecorded cups and grooves in a burial mound?
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It’s a rubbish pic, but there are cups and grooves on this stone, and a patch of what looks like unfinished pick marks.
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When you see this cup marked stone as you enter the field, look left to the edge of the conifers.
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There are cups on the tops, reminding me of those at the Goatstones fourposter.
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The hill to the west. There’s a similar one to the east, each with artificial features. Together, they frame the little monument against Simonside.
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A rather nice bit of portabe rock art found in an adjacent field.
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Simonside is the focus of this site. The stones are placed at just the right spot to show only the distinctive ridges of Simonside against a flat horizon.
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This mound seems to get smaller with each plowing session
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The rocks on Simonside are covered with possible minimalist rock art, but so heavily eroded, set amongst such crazy natural erosion patterns, I’m not 100% sure.
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In the words of Ivor Cutler:
“Naychure, naytchoor, naytchure, naytchoor..”
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These two are on the same boulder as the other one. Looking a bit more like cups than solution holes.
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Easy to locate rock art. My favourite kind. Its even got a sign to make sure it’s not overlooked.
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There are more cups on the east facing side than there are on the other sides. Beckinsall implies this may be connected with the meaning of the cups marks.
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Fantastic weathered grooves, viewed from above.
The stone is 6ft tall, but the monopod is taller.
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Set into a small natural amphitheatre halfway up a nice big hill.
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