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2nd Announcement & Programme BRAG 2009 Meeting Here's a link to the second announcement and provisional programme of the British Rock Art Group meeting on 9 and 10 May 2009, to be held in Newcastle: http://docs.google.com/View?docID=ahb468fmksd4_2745h2vdxnw&revision=_latest |
Posted by rockartuk7th April 2009ce Edited 7th April 2009ce |
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11th Royal Anthropological Institute International Festival of Ethnographic Film Held from Wednesday July 1st to Saturday July 4th 2009, it will involve some 60 hours of screenings of new films, a major international conference, and a targeted selection of ancillary events. more here http://raifilmfest.org.uk/film/festival/2009/home |
Posted by fitzcoraldo13th January 2009ce |
Tees Archaeology Day School. Prehistoric Ritual & BurialTees Archaeology are holding their annual Dayschool at The Conference Centre, Ebsworth Building, University of Durham - Stockton Campus, Stockton-on-Tees on Saturday 8th November 2008... continues... |
Posted by fitzcoraldo 29th September 2008ce |
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Pike Low (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Images (click to view fullsize) |
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Posted by juamei7th February 2012ce |
Pike Low (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Fieldnotes |
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[visited 29/1/12] What on earth happened at the top of this hill? I bet 300 years ago there was a ridge, with a nice big barrow and a track next to it. Now there's a dirty gash of a road, a weird standing stone and what looks like the remains of a quarry. The stone, to me, looks modern, way too square for my tastes anyway. I couldn't even make out the outline of the barrow, if this was done by "excavators" they really worked this one over. If it is a quarry, the stone is probably from that phase of destruction. Access is a short walk from a layby either side of the ridge. Once I got close I couldn't even be bothered to get into the field so just climbed the 3m verge of the road to get moderately close. [edit] PS Good views though. |
Posted by juamei 7th February 2012ce |
Ginclough (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Images |
  
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Posted by juamei 7th February 2012ce |
Ginclough (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Fieldnotes |
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[visited 29/1/12] This is to all intents and purposes a boulder by the side of a busy road with some views. If the road and the wall weren't here, it would still be a boulder, but at least you'd get some lovely views and nice surroundings. Is it Prehistoric though? Its certainly a different shape and feel to the Murder Stone and Whaley Bridge stone less than 5 miles away. With a different positioning in the landscape too. However, could quite easily be a waymarker for the track the main road turned into. Access is for the stupid. There is no public parking in Ginclough, so you either have a longish walk (rubbish reward ratio), perch on the side of a busy fast road or do what I did and reverse into the track next to the stone from the main road. The benefit of which means no stiles and a 10 second walk. |
Posted by juamei 7th February 2012ce |
Higher Ridgegate (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Fieldnotes |
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Southeast of Macclesfield is a small village called Langley, head east through the village until you get to a pub called the Leathers Smithy, opposite the Ridgegate reservoir, turn left immediately after the pub and continue up hill until you get to a small 3 space carpark. Now back track down the lane and the stone is in the field to your right.. The stone is about four and a half foot tall, not tall, but a pretty standard height in Cheshire. It is seemingly unworked in any way, there are no holes for gates and such. The stone is about a mile south south east of Toothills barrow and stands on the edge of a small ridge and seems to ring true to me, in placing at least. Due to thick cold fog the views were unseen today but on a clearer day would be "quite good". |
Posted by postman6th February 2012ce |
Higher Ridgegate (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Images |
  
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Posted by postman 6th February 2012ce |
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