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Natural PlacesSite Name: Sleights Pasture Propped StoneCountry: England County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Rock Outcrop
Nearest Town: Kirby Lonsdale / Hawes Nearest Village: Weathercote / Chapel-le-dale
Map Ref: SD7579578018
Latitude: 54.197342N Longitude: 2.372507W
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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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 |
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Anne T visited on 8th Aug 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Sleights Pasture Propped Stone: We parked at SD 75081 78117, just beyond the cattle grid on this single-tracked public road (there is room for a couple of cars between the road and the stone wall) then along the very busy, and fast, B6255 Low Sleights Road, walking NE towards the Ribblehead Viaduct, then crossing the road to the footpath leading to this limestone scar, then heading SE along another minor footpath, marked on the map, but barely visible on the ground.
As there were several possibilities of which this propped stone might be, I made doubly sure I had the correct GPS and we were within 1m of the reading. We also compared it with the photograph on the Portal and the diagram (figure 7, in David’s paper “Propped Stones: The Modification of Natural Features and the Construction of Place” (Time and Mind, November 2013)) - I'd taken a copy with me, just in case.
Sorry, but I’m really sceptical about this being a propped stone. I would have been convinced if the propping stones were of a different material to the top stone. It looked like a ‘happy accident’ of glacial deposits and erosion. Another large boulder to its west was placed almost symmetrically on top of a ‘base pad’ of bed rock, and we spotted another couple of stones that also might have been taken as being propped. It reminded me very much of the ‘Guide Stones to the Great Langdale Axe Factory’, where it was difficult to pick one guide stone out of so many on the ground.
I also wasn’t convinced about the double propping, unless I have misinterpreted what David means about this. The boulder at the western end of the stone appeared to be cracked through, viewed from the north, rather than being two separate boulders on top of each other. Both propping stones were placed/located onto top of a bed of limestone.
There was also a very mysterious wall at SD 75748 78030, which Andrew pointed out, partly built with limestone pavement blocks for its ends. Looked like a sheep shelter to me.
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) and around 970m east of the Philpin Sleights Propped Stone. It is one of several ice-wedged boulders moved between 5m and 10m from the nearby low scar; this one seems to have been selected for its elevation.
The top stone/slab is made of Great Scar Limestone and is 67cms thick, 80cms wide and 145cms long. There are two propping stones, one of which is itself propped into position; this "double propping" is difficult to conceive as the outcome of a natural process, and occurs also at Holme Park Fell 1. The slab is angled at around 17° with a direction of 025°. There is an apparent small, kerbed and paved area immediately on one side. (125 x 60cm).
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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