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Submitted by DavidShepherd on Monday, 30 October 2006  Page Views: 7079

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Staups Moor
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.582 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Yorkshire (West) Type: Standing Stones

Map Ref: SD95452692
Latitude: 53.738644N  Longitude: 2.070459W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Standing Stones in Yorkshire (West)

There are nine standing stones in the area around Staups Moor.

Ref 14. SD95700.26969 - Staups Moor A. Its dimensions are: 110 cm high, 150 cm long and 40cm thick. Its declination is 30.25 suggesting it may have marked a major lunar standstill.

Ref 15. SD95668.26969 - Staups Moor B. Its dimensions are: 110cm high, 130cm long and 40cm thick. Its declination suggests it may mark the equinox.

Ref 16. SD95684.26900 - Staups Moor M. Its dimensions are: 90cm high, 100cm long and 40cm thick. Its declination is 29.9 suggesting it may mark a major lunar standstill.

Ref 17. SD95407.26951 - Staups Moor D. Its dimensions are: 60cm high, 90cm long and 30cm thick. Its declination is 29.05 suggesting it may mark a major lunar standstill.

Ref 18. SD95458.26921 - Staups Moor G. Its dimensions are: 40 cm high, 90 cm long and 15 cm thick. Its declination is 24.2 suggesting it may have been a midsummer sunrise marker.

Ref 19. SD95508.26827 - Staups Moor I. Its dimensions are: 45 cm high, 80 cm long and 15 cm thick. Its declination is -31.1 suggesting it may have been a major lunar standstill marker.

Ref 20. SD95476.26782 - Staups Moor K. Its dimensions are: 220 cm high, 250 cm long and 60 cm thick. Its declination is -14.95 suggesting it may have been a Samain marker.

Ref 21. SD95548.26731 - Staups Moor N. Its dimensions are: 50 cm high, 110 cm long and 30 cm thick. Its declination is 28.6 suggesting it may have been a major lunar standstill marker.

Ref 22. SD95617.26518 - Staups Moor P. Its dimensions are: 60 cm high, 110 cm long and 30 cm thick. Its declination is 16.7 suggesting it may have been a Lughnasa/Beltane marker.

More information on these stones may be found in Dr. David Shepherd's paper Standing for What? Standing Stones in the South Pennines.
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SD9527 : Mere stone along riverside path by Catherine Chatham
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SD9527 : Footpath along Hippins Clough by Phil Champion
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by Catherine Chatham
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SD9527 : Quarry adjacent to Hippins Bridge by Stephen Craven
by Stephen Craven
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SD9526 : Burnt heather on Staups Moor by Stephen Craven
by Stephen Craven
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