Trail Guides: County Durham Walks - Ancient Stones
Part of the Walking North East Series
Stones abound on the hillsides of the Durham Dales. However, not all are natural as man has exploited the hardness and durability of this material for thousands of years.
On the hills overlooking the valleys have been placed standing stones, stone circles, cairns and curricks, each with their own special significance and history. Some of these have been as an act of worship, some as an act of reverance and others just as an act of daily work but with most the significance of their placement escapes the walker as he passes them by and with some even their existence is not noticed.
In the course of eight walks this book explores a cross-section of these monuments and their mysteries. Try and look at the dales with eyes from a past time and see a different world. Using the newly acquired right to roam, the walks in this book explore the legacy left in stone by our ancestors.
