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Megalithic Art in the North-west of Britain: The Calderstones, Liverpool

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 May 2014

J. L. Forde-Johnston
J. L. Forde-Johnston
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Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England)
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The recent discovery of decorated stones in the cruciform Passage Grave of Barclodiad y Gawres, in Anglesey, has made a notable addition to the volume of megalithic mural art known in Britain. The examples of such art described in the present paper increase the number still further. In his discussion of the chamber tombs of England and Wales, Daniel mentions the Calderstones as a possible former burial chamber. At that time (1950), the six Calderstones were arranged in a circle and stood in a small enclosure outside the Menlove Avenue entrance to Calderstones Park, Liverpool (fig. 1). This arrangement was, however, comparatively recent; the original monument was destroyed early in the nineteenth century. The markings were first published in 1864. In 1883, J. R. Allen made measured drawings of the stones, showing the disposition of all the markings known at the time. The same drawings were used by Stewart-Brown in 1911. Allen's drawings recorded only those portions of the stones above ground; examination of the areas then below ground level has revealed a number of new markings.

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Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society , Volume 23 , January 1958 , pp. 20 - 39
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Copyright © The Prehistoric Society 1958

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