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'the Giant's Grave', Penrith

Cross(s) (period Unassigned), Hogback Stone(s) (early Medieval)
'the Giant's Grave', Penrith
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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