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The 'Forgotten' Bull Stone?

Submitted by DavidRaven on Wednesday, 23 June 2004  Page Views: 4122

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Bull Stone submitted by DavidRaven : The Forgotten Bull Stone? See main article for details. (Vote or comment on this photo)
After visiting the Bull Stone near Otley Chevin for the Midsummer Solstice, we made our way back to the car park at the Royalty pub. The footpath crossed a field holding a pair of frisky horses, so we decided to take a slight detour.

Spotting what we thought was a boulder, we headed for that to make the dry-stone wall easier to climb. Upon closer inspection we noticed that the boulder was one of a pair, and the one on the other side of the wall appeared much longer and narrower than the first, reminiscent of the nearby Bull Stone. In fact, it was positively 'menhir-like'!

The 1840 Tithe Awards for this area show the 'Boul Stones', and yet another local name describes them in the plural, yet only one is ever mentioned or shown on maps. Author Paul Bennet has speculated where the other stones are and how many there were.

Could this be one of the missing stones?
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Re: The 'Forgotten' Bull Stone? by Anonymous on Friday, 01 July 2005
... or is it just a long stoop?

Who is Paul Bennet? What has he speculated?
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