We received awful news yesterday afternoon from Emma Alsop on the Peak District Prehistory facebook group of yet another paint attack on a stone circle. This time its the latest in a long history of vandalism on the Nine Ladies of Stanton Moor.
Copyright Emma Alsop
She reports green and yellow paint on every stone, evidence of which you can clearly see in the photos. She also said “There are also newly scattered ashes round the circle (someone’s remains I presume)”. Hopefully the person who left that there may be able to help work out when this was done.
Copyright Emma Alsop
We have passed the information on to the relevant authorities. If you have any information which may help, please comment below and we will pass it on.
Update:
We have now visited and taken pictures of the damage to all of the stones – see here
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15/03/2014 at 08:22
calmgrove
‘Liked’ this post though in reality don’t like what has been done here one little bit.
15/03/2014 at 11:10
Kirst Mason D'Raven
Reblogged this on Mysterious Times.
15/03/2014 at 15:54
Tim Allen
Hi – Thanks for alerting us to this – we will be looking into this damage with the Derbyshire Police and Peak District National Park Authority. In the meantime please don’t try and remove the paint as it’s evidence. Also it may require specialist conservation skills to get it off without causing more harm. Tim Allen – English Heritage.
15/03/2014 at 17:18
heritageaction
Hi Tim, thanks for that. I’ve been up there today for a walk and it does looks like it’ll require specialist care to get the worst of it off. Someone also seems to have drawn on one of the stones with charcoal (off a burnt stick), less damaging I know, but still bloody offensive! 😦
Jamie
15/03/2014 at 17:24
Tim Allen
Thanks for the update – very much appreciated – Tim
16/03/2014 at 13:01
Mark Harrison
Thanks for the update Jamie. Shocking incident. Hopefully we can identify the offenders. Mark @EHHeritageCrime
16/03/2014 at 19:02
Emma
Reblogged this on Anemone.