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Eroded and encrusted carved stone among the uprights of a small and remote Northumbrian stone circle.

Houghton Common stone circle

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Submitted byDavid
AddedJun 20 2005
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Eroded and encrusted carved stone among the uprights of a small and remote Northumbrian stone circle.

Posted Comments:

wmsmith (2005-06-21)
A good picture showing the patina on old rock structures. Is their any vertical and horrizontal tool marks which could be a recording of latitude and longitude of the people that made the structure. They did this by using a sun dial as hown in the Ohio Rock found in Ohio.
Thorgrim (2005-06-21)
Look - I may be completely wrong, but that green stain looks like its from a copper rod. Are you sure that this is a prehistoric stone and not something industrial and much more recent? I've never heard of the Houghton Common stone circle and it doesn't appear to be listed by Burl.

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