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Natural PlacesSite Name: Philpin SleightsCountry: England County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Rock Outcrop
Nearest Town: Kirby Lonsdale / Hawes Nearest Village: Weathercote
Map Ref: SD7486677760
Latitude: 54.194978N Longitude: 2.386725W
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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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 in the Yorkshire Dales, north east of Weathercote and Chapel-le-Dale, south of the B6255 (Low Sleights Road). Raised almost in situ, there is a gap in the limestone pavement 4m from this feature, with the slab matching this space. The top stone/slab is Great Scar Limestone, 45cms thick, 125cms wide and 150cms long. The single prop is a portion of fretted limestone similar to the raised slab and the pavement underneath. The prop has two points of contact with the slab, which is angled at around 15° with a direction of 285°. [Whilst the top stone is likely to have come from the adjacent space in the limestone pavement, it might be considered to be associated with nearby pavement quarrying.]
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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