| Close
to where I live
in the woods adjacent to my house there are a group of
little known sarsen stones. They are interesting in the fact that one
of them has on it what appears to be cup and ring marks. These
Neolithic markings have been found on many other stones around the
world and their
meaning is not fully understood, although they and their host stones
could be associated with burial. More information can be found here.
It's impossible to say whether these cup and ring marks are man made or
not, but the stones (of which there are many scattered around the
nearby woods) were
carried from far away and deposited by glaciers as they cut their way
through the chalk to form the valleys many thousands of years ago. So
the markings could have
been etched by natural wear, though I prefer to believe that the
stones are the remains of a burial chamber inscribed by an ancient
spiritual people who inhabited the area way back in time... wishful
thinking maybe? |
| The triangular stone that bears the cup and ring marks |
| Close up of the main cup and ring |
| The
stones are located at: TQ 759622 X: 575900 Y: 162200 LAT: 51.331688 LONG: 0.52354599 |