Mayburgh Henge is a remarkable prehistoric monument located near Eamont Bridge in Cumbria, England. It consists of a massive circular Read more
Hutton Moor Henge, Photo by Ray Selkirk
Hutton Moor.
Access to this henge is awkward: the great executioners blade of the A1M chops the landscape in half: its difficult to get a feeling for the landscape and even more difficult to feel how this henge interacts with the others: once again we butcher our heritage and call it progress.
But persist and you will eventually find the access lane squeezed between the great scar of the motorway and the less dominant but equally speedy A61.
Walk down the track and the ancient landscape begins to reveal itself. Once again, as at Cana, the Henge is positioned to take advantage of a natural rise. The henge appears repressed as it is positioned up against a more modern square of woodland, and it takes some imagination to remove that and see the location for the open and elevated position it really is.
The henge is actually in not bad condition: its grassy and doesn’t appear to have been ploughed a great deal in recent years. The banks and ditches are lower than they should be but it’s visible, and compared to the others around it thats a bonus.
The area is again dotted with known Barrows and a few that are clear suspects. This is another place sacred to our ancestors and a mystery to us, but even so the peace and the solitude are, in our busy world, to be respected.
Text and other images supplied with thanks by YAAMAPPING.
A Probable Neolithic flint piece of debitage possbily intended to be a blade.The fragment is made from a tertiary flake of semi-glossy light grey flint with slightly darker grey patches. It is sub-triangular in plan [...]
A very worn and chipped Roman copper alloy radiate of uncertain emperor dating to the period AD 260-275 (Reece period 13). Unclear reverse type depicting figure standing left. Unclear mint. [...]
A heavily worn Medieval silver 'short cross' cut farthing of an uncertain monarch, Henry II to Henry III dating to the period c.1180-1247. Not further defined.Length: 9.6mm; width: 9.4mm; thickness: 0.5mm; weight: 0.4g. [...]
Silver medieval penny of an uncertain ruler, probably Henry V to Henry VI (1413 - 1461) minted at York. The coin is in poor condition, is 16mm in diameter and weighs 1.00g. [...]
A Roman copper-alloy radiate of Tetricus I/II dating to circa AD 271-274 (Reece Period 13). PAX AVG reverse type depicting Pax standing left holding branch and vertical sceptre. Gallic Mint I. [...]
A Roman copper-alloy nummus of Magnentius or Decentius dating to AD 250-253 (Reece Period 18). VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE reverse type depicting two Victories holding wreath inscribed [VOT/V/MVLT/X]. Mint of Trier. [...]
A Roman silver denarius of Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161) dating to AD 154-155 (Reece Period 7). COS [IIII] reverse type depicting Fortuna, draped, standing right, holding rudder, vertical on globe, in right hand and cornucopiae, with tip [...]
A Roman copper-alloy barbarous radiate copying a coin of Victorinus (AD 268-270) dating to circa AD 275-285 (Reece Period 14). Copying PAX AVG reverse type depicting Pax standing left holding branch and transverse sceptre. Unclear [...]
A Roman copper-alloy radiate of Carausius (AD 286-293) dating to circa AD 286-293 (Reece Period 14). PAX AVG reverse type depicting Pax standing holding branch and vertical sceptre. Unclear mint. [...]
A Roman copper alloy radiate of Tetricus II (AD 272-274) dating to circa AD 272-274 (Reece Period 1). [SPES AVG] reverse type depicting Spes walking left holding branch and raising hem of robe. Unclear mint. [...]
A free-standing pierced stone weight of uncertain age, but probably dating to the Post Medieval period.The object is sub-square in plan and rectangular in cross section. Its sides appear to have been sanded to give [...]
A Roman copper-alloy barbarous radiate copying a coin of Divus Claudius II (AD 270-271) dating to circa AD 275-285 (Reece Period 14). Copying CONSECRATIO reverse type depicting altar with crescent. Unclear prototype mint. [...]
A free-standing cast lead conical 12.43g weight of uncertain age, but probably dating to the Post Medieval period.It has a sub-circular base with concave tapering sides up to a slightly flattened apex. A circular hole runs through [...]
A free-standing cast lead conical 20.79g weight of uncertain age, but probably dating to the Post Medieval period.It has a sub-circular base with tapering sides up to a slightly flattened apex. A circular hole runs through the [...]
A clipped Post Medieval silver halfgroat of James I (AD 1603-1625). First coinage, dating to AD 1603-1604. Mint of London. North (1991: 144) No. 2076, thistle mintmark. [...]
A very worn Post Medieval silver three pence of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603) second coinage dating to AD 1561-1582. Mint of London. Unclear initial mark. North (1991: 135) no. 1998. [...]
