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  • Ingleborough Archaeology Group witnesses the rising of the mid-winter sun

    01/05/2016 12:23:05 AM PST · by SunkenCiv · 15 replies
    Craven Herald ^ | Monday, January 4, 2015 | Lindsey Moore, Deputy Editor
    Members of the Ingleborough Archaeology Group gathered on a neolithic burial cairn at Low Hard Rigg on the slopes of Whernside to witness the rising of the mid-winter sun above the summit of Ingleborough. It is a practice that would probably have been carried out by our prehistoric antecedents 5,000 years ago. The alignment of the cairn with the winter solstice is thought to be highly significant. Yvonne Luke, of Historic England, said: "I shall never forget those last dramatic moments, ever!" More photos and a link to Yvonne's publication, The Neolithic Long Mounds of the Yorkshire Dales, can be...