More information : Cup marked stone at Holmingbeam, SX 59497525. An undressed granite block built into a wall and painted with the number '81'. The exposed face of the stone measures 0.80m by 0.53m and fourteen small smoothly worn hollows, apparently in three groups. (1)
This granite block, built into the stone wall which forms the eastern boundary of Long Plantation, appears to be a mortar stone, not a prehistoric cup marked stone. The granite block measures 0.7m wide by 0.5m high; its thickness cannot be measured. There are approximately 12 circular depressions on its eastern face. These measure between 0.075 and 0.1m in diameter and up to 0.05m in depth. There are two rows of three depressions; the others are arranged at random. The mortar stone itself appears to be part of a relatively recent wall repair and is upsidedown to its previous position. Its original location is unknown. The figure 18 is painted on its eastern face, suggesting a previous use by the military or the prison authorities. (2)
The stone is erroneously included in a gazetteer of prehistoric rock art of Great Britain. (3)
No change. (4) |