Wheeldale Stones |
Stone row
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I have passed these stones many times and always meant to photograph
them, I was eventually spurred on to do so by an article about them by
Ian Taylor on The Leyhunter web site. The dimensions of the stones given on this page are taken from that article and have not been measured by me.
The
stones stand at the side of the road that runs from Stape to Egton
Bridge over the North York Moors known as Wheeldale Road. The moor
itself is known as Murk Mire Moor and is also home to the remains of a
fine example of a Roman road.
Ian speaks of the possibility that the holes in these stones have
archaeo-astronomical alignments and may be part of leys; I have doubts
on both counts but I'll leave others to make up their minds. Here I
present the photographs, positions and dimensions only.
The distance from first to last stone is a little over two miles as the
crow flies. I approached them from south to north, the first stone is
on the right hand side of the road and stands 7 ft 3 inches high at NZ
79962 00124. Photographed facing north.
The
second lies on the left hand side and measures 3 feet 6 inches high and
bears a hole measuring 6 inches by 5 inches. NZ 79651 01226.
Photographed facing north.
The third, also on the left, measures 6 feet high by 5 feet wide. NZ 79593 01584. Photographed facing north west.
The fourth, again on the left, stands at four feet high. NZ 79731 02548. Photographed facing north.
The
road forks as you approach the final two stones. The fifth stone stands
to the left of the left fork and is 6 foot 6 inches high, it has a hole
4.75 inches by 3 inches. NZ 80261 03328. Photographed facing north.
The sixth stone stands to the left of the right hand fork and is 6 feet
high with a hole 4.5 inches by three inches. NZ 80275 03306.
Photographed facing north.
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Clicking on the map reference at the top of the page will take you to a map of the area
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Last Updated ( Friday, 04 May 2007 )
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