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Natural PlacesSite Name: Holme Park Fell 2 Alternative Name: Holme Park 2; Holme Park TwoCountry: England County: Cumbria Type: Rock Outcrop
Nearest Town: Burton-in-Kendal Nearest Village: Holme
Map Ref: SD5439879957
Latitude: 54.213306N Longitude: 2.700751W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
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 |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Propped Stone in Cumbria
The term propped stone refers to large boulders that have been elevated, with one or small smaller rocks placed underneath. They may appear to be natural features - glacial erratics, outcomes of landslip, and so in - but in places where there is no natural process that can account for the feature.
This propped stone is located on an outcrop west of Holme in Cumbria and similar to the Keld Bank feature where a small block makes contact above and below on its edges only. Apparently raised in situ, with some 30cms displacement, the top stone is made of Great Scar Limestone and measures 55cms thick by 230cms wide and 90cms long. It has one prop and two points of contact. The raised end points to higher ground (the stone slopes downhill).
David Shepherd notes that the top stone is commensurate with the surrounding rock, and to a lesser degree on the sheltered rock. It is a prominent propped slab sited on a knoll, adjacent to large natural erratic and slab covering apparent rough cist-like feature. Its long axis is orientated E-W.
Thanks to David Shepherd for the information and grid reference. See Shepherd D. 2013. Propped stones: the modification of natural features and construction of place. Time and Mind. Vol 6 Issue 3 November 2013. pp 263-86. Bloomsbury.
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