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<< Our Photo Pages >> Old Man's Grave (Edmunbyers) - Marker Stone in England in County Durham

Submitted by Anne T on Wednesday, 30 August 2017  Page Views: 2206

Multi-periodSite Name: Old Man's Grave (Edmunbyers)
Country: England
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County: County Durham Type: Marker Stone
Nearest Town: Consett  Nearest Village: Edmundbyers / Blanchland
Map Ref: NY96464763
Latitude: 54.823500N  Longitude: 2.056622W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
2 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.
4 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
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Anne T visited on 28th Aug 2017 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 2 Access: 4 Old Man's Grave, Meadows Edge Road, Near Blanchland: We originally intended to go to Blanchland to look at a holy well marked on the OS map, not far from the town square, but the village show was on and it was impossible to park. We drove on across to the moors, intended to stop at a boundary stone on the way to Old Man’s grave, but the roads were too busy to stop. I was expecting a cairn, but this is a small, relatively modern boundary marker, sited between two footpaths, and at the corner of a modern fence. Not impressed, but stopped to photograph it anyway. Certainly stunning views, and I’m guessing at some time in the past this might have been a cairn with a way marker on top, or by, especially with it being located just up the hill from where Bale Hill turns into Meadows Edge, and where two different trackways led off the north east and south west off Meadows Edge across the moorland.

Old Man's Grave (Edmunbyers)
Old Man's Grave (Edmunbyers) submitted by Anne T : First view of the stone, which sits between two footpaths on the parish boundary between Edmundbyers and Hunstanworth. Marked on the OS map, I wondered if the installation of the corner fence post had disturbed its location. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Marker Stone in County Durham

With a name like 'Old Man's Grave', especially in this prominent position between two moors, I expected this to be a cairn, but no. Recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 959295, they think it is simply a probable boundary marker.

It sits on the boundary of Hunstanworth and Edmundbyers parishes. The OS map, which clearly marks this stone, shows a line of other boundary markers heading eastwards and southwards, although we didn't see them because of the heather, or perhaps because the modern fence-line hid them. Unlike it's neighbour, Dead Friar's Stone, it is not scheduled.

Sitting immediately next to the corner of a modern fence (it might even have been disturbed by installation of the corner post), the stone is marked CT on its west face and DC on the east. According to Historic England, the CT might stand for Crewe Trustees (similar lettering on Dead Friar's Stone); the DC might be for Dean and Chapter (of Durham).
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Old Man's Grave (Edmunbyers)
Old Man's Grave (Edmunbyers) submitted by Anne T : Close up of the lettering on its western face: LC (and DC on its eastern). Still trying to find out what it stands for. A photograph of the stone on Geograph, taken by friend from our archaeology group (Andy C) wrongly says the lettering reads 'CT' and 'DC' on the different faces, CT standing for Crewe Trusts, DC for Dean and Chapter (of Durham). Curious. (4 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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