 Looking northwest at the larger stone. The smaller stone is just behind in the clump of grass |
 An unusual natural boulder a short distance to the west of the standing stones |
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This is a pair of
standing stones located at the northern end of a small cairnfield
on the southwestern edge of Gibbet Moor, a little further west and
the hillside drops away to the shelf of land that holds Parkgate
Circle. One of the stones measures just under a metre in height
while the other about half a metre - they stand within a metre of
each other and around their bases are several boulders which may have
formed some kind of kerb although it is not clear if they were originally
part of a larger monument that is now lost. There is an interesting
boulder about 40 metres west of this pair that resembles some kind
or chair or lounger, it is thought to be natural but its unusual shapes
could have meant that the inhabitants of the moor deliberately incorporated
into the cairnfield. There are some fine views from the northwest
round to the northeast that would have taken in the settlement and
farming areas of the moor which stand less than a mile to the north
while Hob Hurst's House and the cairns
of Harland Edge stand a short distance away to the southeast.
Glossary Item: Bronze Age |
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