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Two Grey Stones, Stob Rig, Kirk Yetholm. |
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Description
Two medium sized earth-fast boulders located some 50 metres or
so apart, each on either side of a small stream known as Tuppie's
Sike.
Directions
From Kirk Yetholm follow narrow minor road up steep hill with
passing places. Immediately after road drops down to valley
floor, turn left into large grassed parking area. On foot,
follow sign posted footpath marked Pennine Way, ascending Green
Humbleton. Do not follow the valley floor route. Cross through
the stone wall at the gate and head generally south west following
the old road. The stones can be seen, some distance apart,
either side of the ford crossing a small stream called Tuppie's
Sike. On
O.S. Outdoor Leisure 16 look in the area marked "ford" and "Maddie's
Well".
Parking
A large off-road parking area is available but can be busy
during holidays. Take care not to block access for farm
vehicles.
Fieldnotes
It was while browsing the online edition of Ordnance Survey
Six-inch 1st edition, Scotland, 1843-1882 maps at the National
Library of Scotland that I came across a brief reference to
something interesting, "The
Two Grey Stones". I set out
to investigate that same weekend and spent some time searching
the area, eventually noticed two large boulders, some
distance apart, in the vicinity of the ford across Tuppie's
Sike. Normally, I would not have thought that two such stones
had any significance, being simply stones lying on the moor.
However, I think they may be associated with the ford, perhaps
indicating where to cross. The roadway itself is also very
ancient adding some additional value to this theory.
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