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Multi-periodSite Name: Devil's Stone (Copgrove) Alternative Name: Copgrove figureCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 1.987 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Ripon Nearest Village: Copgrove
Map Ref: SE346632
Latitude: 54.063588N Longitude: 1.472855W
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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This carving is now on the south wall of the nave inside St. Michaelās church at Copgrove. Until recently it was outside, on the east wall of the chancel at the corner with the north wall; before ārestorationā of the church by the Victorians it was reputedly on the inside north chancel wall.
It is badly worn and so the features are difficult to discern, but it is clearly pre-Christian, usually attributed to the Iron Age or else a Romano-British copy of an Iron Age symbol. Exactly what is represented is a subject of debate. The Collins Guide to Archaeology suggests either a āgod with hammer and dish of abundanceā or else a priest with sacrificial vessel. Clearly a sexy female priest! More likely a Sheela-na-gig? See the interesting discussion here.
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