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Cup-marked stone. Jervise, in 1879, recorded that 'Fragments of a boulder, bearing cup marks, have been found near Woodhill House'. These stones were indicated as being to the north of Woodhill House and thought lost. However, in April 1997 at NO 5201 3428, a cup-and-ring marked boulder was found lying at the base of a sycamore tree by Don Lindsay of the Forestry Authority. This appears to be that described by Jervise in 1879. It actually lies some 200 m southwest on the other side of the road to Barry, and this may account for the failure, until 1997, to relocate it. The stone lies circa 12 m southwest of the gate into the wood and circa 6 m south of the north boundary fence. It is irregular in shape with maximum dimensions of about 1.1 m (0.88 m broad and circa 0.56 m thick). Its upper face bears at least nine cup marks, probably eleven, with five well-defined, and four rather fainter, with a maximum diameter of 70 mm. At least three, possibly four, of the well-defined cups have surrounding rings, measuring up to 130 mm in diameter. There are indications also of a roughly pecked arc enclosing the cup-and-ring marks at the east edge of the stone. It is about 25 mm wide and 0.65 m long. The stone has clearly been part of a larger boulder or outcrop, and a drill-hole (jumper hole) can be seen on the split edge of the stone. The lichen on the exposed surfaces suggests that the stone has been in its present position for many years. Jervise did not mention the rings, so it is possible he never saw the stone himself and was reporting second hand information.
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NO53SW0009 - WOODHILL HOUSE