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Moor Divock carved stone
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 16th Feb 2005
Moor Divock carved stone submitted by nicoladidsbury on 16th Feb 2005. Possible carved stone on Moor Divock close to Moor Divock 4 ring cairn
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Moor Divock 3
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 16th Feb 2005
Moor Divock 5 submitted by nicoladidsbury on 16th Feb 2005. Moor Divock 5 ring cairn
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Cop Stone
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 16th Feb 2005
Cop Stone submitted by nicoladidsbury on 16th Feb 2005. Cop Stone, Moor Divock, Near Askham
OS NY 4959 2160
We approached Moor Divock on bike, setting off from Askham, via Whale, Helton and Heltonhead, so I was a little bit tired....
The bridleway over the moor was smooth, level and firm, excellent for bike riding. We spotted the Cop Stone off to the right and, abandoning the bikes, we walked over springy turf and heather to investigate. The stone is aproximately 1.20m, and leaning to the north. Moor Divock is an exciting place, to the north t...
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Glassonby
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 13th Mar 2005
Glassonby submitted by nicoladidsbury on 13th Mar 2005. Glassonby Cairn Circle.
Beautiful, peaceful, teaming with wildlife, remote and serene.
Until a great big 4x4 came across the field and informed me the land was private and that I should have asked for permission.
The ambience was gone in an instant, Katie was quite shaken.
Please take my advice and try to get permission to visit. Then at least you can relax and enjoy the site to the full.
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Tullie House Museum
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Museum
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 13th Mar 2005
Tullie House Museum submitted by nicoladidsbury on 13th Mar 2005. Cursing Stone, Tullie House Millenium Walkway, Carlisle
The polished granite stone is inscribed with the curse, which was cast on all the reivers of the English/Scottish borders in the 16th Centuary.
The names of those reivers are inscribed in the stones that make up the floor of the millenium walkway, Armstrongs, Grahams, Robsons, Elliotts, and Kerrs to made a few.
The Tullie House Museum has a 10-minute wide-screen audio-visual spectacular which gives a dramatic impression of the lawles...
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Addingham Cross
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 15th Mar 2005
Addingham cross submitted by nicoladidsbury on 15th Mar 2005. Near the entrance stands a well preserved Anglo-Saxon hammer-head cross, with four holes and carved scrolls (right).
In the porch of the Church is a Viking hog-back tombstone, two parts of a 14th Century Viking cross, and two coffin lids decorated with early Christian emblems
More images at http://www.visitcumbria.com/pen/chp24.htm
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Mayburgh
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Henge
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 17th Mar 2005
Mayburgh submitted by nicoladidsbury on 17th Mar 2005. Mayburgh Henge, near Penrith.
Photo taken from the entrance in the eastern side of the henge, looking across the bowl of the henge to the distinctive mountain of Blencathra in the distance.
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Copt Howe
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 21st Mar 2005
Copt Howe submitted by nicoladidsbury on 21st Mar 2005. Copt Howe Art Panel
The carvings seem to continue down below the level of the grass. Does any one know if the site has been excavated?
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Waberthwaite Cross
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 27th Apr 2005
Waberthwaite Cross submitted by nicoladidsbury on 27th Apr 2005. Ancient Anglian/Scandinavian Stone Cross at St John's Church, Waberthwaite. East panel, unfortunately in shadow, view looking over to the Estuary of the river Esk.
This tiny church nestles by the tidal estuary of the river Esk, tucked away in a remote and tranquil corner of Cumbria. The church is looking rather forlorn, its doors battened over with strips of wood, but the churchyard is quite idillic in an unassumping, unkempt way.
The Cross Shaft is 2m high, and quite badly weathered, ma...
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Swinside
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 28th Apr 2005
Swinside submitted by nicoladidsbury on 28th Apr 2005. Swinside Stone Circle and guardian...... Beautiful day, magical place. My first visit, and I was mesmerised by its peace and tranquillity.
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Great Urswick Cross
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 5th May 2005
Great Urswick Cross submitted by nicoladidsbury on 5th May 2005. Ancient Cross at St Mary and Michael's Church, Great Urswick.
This side of the cross shaft is carved in intertwining vines.
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Winderwath Stone Circle
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 11th May 2005
Winderwath Stone Circle submitted by nicoladidsbury on 11th May 2005. Winderwath standing stone This stone stands by the lane leading to Winderwath, and its magnificent gardens.
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Dacre Church
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 22nd May 2005
Dacre Church submitted by nicoladidsbury on 22nd May 2005. St Andrew's Church - 9th Century Cross Fragment.
This is the smaller fragment, which is believed to date from the 9th century, was found in 1900 close to the Church and deep in clay. It is considerably damaged but some detail of the carving is still quite sharp. The least damaged face of the shaft, where the top has been broken off, shows two pairs of human feet. Beneath is a lion-like winged creature, with a large face and sorrowful eyes, with the head and part of the body of a serpent.
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Castle Crag Hillfort
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Jan 2006
Castle Crag Hillfort submitted by nicoladidsbury on 2nd Jan 2006. Castle Crag Hillfort
Castle Crag is the small pointed hill in the center of the valley.
The setting winter sun throws a shaft of sunlight through Honister pass into the valley. Magic!
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Dunmallard
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 13th Jan 2006
Dunmallard submitted by nicoladidsbury on 13th Jan 2006. Dunmallard hillfort sit at the end of Ullswater lake, guarding access to it, and to the mountain passes beyond. The people of this hillfort would effectively have control of the lake and the valley. Moor Divock cairns and Cockpit stone circle lie on the moorside to the south.
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Blakeley Raise
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 19th Mar 2006
Blakeley Raise submitted by nicoladidsbury on 19th Mar 2006. Blakeley Raise Stone Circle.
A beautiful little stone circle on the edge of the Western Lakeland Fells. A bitterly cold day, with the sun low in the West, and the remainder of the recent snows lying around.
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St Michaels Church, Muncaster Castle
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 31st Aug 2006
St Michaels Church, Muncaster Castle submitted by nicoladidsbury on 31st Aug 2006. This photo tries to capture some of the detail of the carving, which is badly worn and difficult to make out
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Lowhouse
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 17th Dec 2006
Lowhouse submitted by nicoladidsbury on 17th Dec 2006. Terry plots the stones position on his GPS.
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Gosforth Cross
Trip No.1 Entry No.1 Date Added: 11th Feb 2014
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 8th Feb 2014. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Gosforth Cross submitted by nicoladidsbury on 30th Aug 2006. Gosforth Norse Cross
Driving northwards towards Gosforth I saw a magnificent rainbow in the east, lighting up the fells with wonderful colour. I prayed, please last until I get to Gosforth!
I parked, jumped out of the car, ran across the graveyard (trying not to be disrespectful) and managed to get two shots of the fading rainbow.
60 seconds later I would have been too late!
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Log Text: Escaping from the horrendous weather during a weekend in Wasdale, we took shelter in the Church and played with side lighting to perfect the pictures of the Hogbacks and the Fisher Stone. This is such a marvellous place, so full of ancient Viking carvings. It never fails to stir me, to make me think about the ancestors of Cumbria.
One stone is called the Warrior Stone, and shows two Viking armies on one side, and the serpents on the other. The ends are possibly bears, and the roof may depict shingles. the other hogback is the Saints Stone, this one has a image of Jesus on the cross at the ends, and some fantstic carvings on the sides. The style is very reminisent of the Cross at Adlington, Penrith and Dacre.
Castlerigg W
Date Added: 4th Feb 2011
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 11th Mar 2007
Castlerigg W submitted by nicoladidsbury on 11th Mar 2007. This is the outlier stone of Castlerigg stone circle... Or is it a remaining stone of Castlerigg West..
We found another standing stone in the stone wall nearby making me believe that this stone belongs to another circle
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