
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records 'the Giant's Grave', Penrith as Cross(s) (period Unassigned), Hogback Stone(s) (early Medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1km. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Early Medieval hogback stone; associated with cross monument. Likely funerary or commemorative, reflecting Pictish or Anglo-Saxon influence in the region.
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Photo: PAUL FARMER · CC BY-SA 2.0