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Monument Number 39772

Hob Uid: 39772
Location :
Cumbria
South Lakeland
Colton
Grid Ref : SD3309088670
Summary : Standing stone
More information : (Area centred SD 32958891) "In a field right opposite
Whitestock Hall, in Colton, stands an upright glaciated boulder,
about four feet high, planted on its end on a footing of
stones, on a hillock." (1)

SD 33098867 A glacially-worn quartzite boulder stands upright,
embedded into the ground upon the top of a glacial mound in a
pasture field. The boulder is supported by some small stones
around the base; it is 1.4m in height, 1.0m wide and 0.6m deep.
It has every appearance of having been erected to its present
position by human agency. (2)

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Source Number : 1
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Source details : 'Hawkshead' 1899 135 photo 136 (H Swainson Cowper)
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Source details : F1 ASP 30-AUG-57
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Bronze Age
Display Date : Bronze Age
Monument End Date : -700
Monument Start Date : -2600
Monument Type : Standing Stone
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SD 38 NW 11
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1957-08-30
End Date : 1957-08-30