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Os grid reference NY.338 078. An interesting, but often overlooked, prehistoric site in Grasmere. The site lies beside the Broadgate Meadow carpark at the northern edge of the village just off the B5287 road.
Beside the carpark and beneath some trees a small mound consists of a rocky outcrop of glacial rock, one of the lower smooth faces of which, has numerous prehistoric cup-marks carved upon it. Some of the cup-marks are more well defined than others and often hold rainwater; there are also some criss-crossing carved linear lines going from left to right across the slab and intersecting at or near the centre. It is apparently difficult to count the exact number of cups - there are said to be several dozen. Other cup-marks can be found further up the outcrop, but these are more difficult to see and reach.
So, if by any chance you are visiting Grasmere and Wordsworth's cottage, park the car in the said carpark and search out what is now regarded as Grasmere's well-kept secret.
References:
Holder, Geoff., The Guide To The Mysterious Lake District, The History Press 2009.
Beside the carpark and beneath some trees a small mound consists of a rocky outcrop of glacial rock, one of the lower smooth faces of which, has numerous prehistoric cup-marks carved upon it. Some of the cup-marks are more well defined than others and often hold rainwater; there are also some criss-crossing carved linear lines going from left to right across the slab and intersecting at or near the centre. It is apparently difficult to count the exact number of cups - there are said to be several dozen. Other cup-marks can be found further up the outcrop, but these are more difficult to see and reach.
So, if by any chance you are visiting Grasmere and Wordsworth's cottage, park the car in the said carpark and search out what is now regarded as Grasmere's well-kept secret.
References:
Holder, Geoff., The Guide To The Mysterious Lake District, The History Press 2009.
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