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Title: The history of the castle, town and forest of Knaresbrough, with Harrogate, and it's medicinal springs
Year: 1809 (1800s)
Authors: Hargrove, Ely, 1741-1818
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Publisher: Knaresbrough Printed by Hargrove
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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nes bore the marks of fire. Here are, also, several large tumuli; one of which,about 80 yards west of the great cannon, measures 150feet, in circumference : It is worth remarking, that theplace, where most of these tumuli are found, is, at thisday, called Graffa-plain, i.e., The plain of graves. The following print, is a representation of a verysingular rock, which must, undoubtedly, have beena rock-idol; or, a stone, consecrated to some principaldeity: It is 46 feet in circumference, and seems tohave been separated from the adjoining rock* Thepedestal it rests upon, is, at the top, only one foot, bytwo feet seven inches. The marks of the tool arevisible, in many places, particularly on the base ofthe pedestal, which has been shaped into a polygon,tending towards a hexagon; but, part of the sides has BRIMHA M-ROC £S, 357 been defaced, by time. The hazardous undertakingof shaping this rock, and pedestal, is, I think, ano-ther proof of the druids having had some knowledgeof mechanism.*
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Near this rock, is a large slab; which appears tohaye been thrown down, from the top of it: On its * Archaiol&gia, vol* iii.> page 209% 358 BRIMHAM-ROCKS; outward surface, is a bason, 18 inches in diameter;and, also, a larger cavity, of an irregular shape. Thisfragment is two feet thick, 15 long, and seven broad.Near that very large rock, which appears to have beensplit from top to bottom, is another fragment, with asimilar cavity and bason, on its surface; which has*also, been thrown down, from the adjoining rock.There is not the least doubt, but that most of thedruidical altars, which the strength or art of mancould subvert, were either thrown down, or otherwisedefaced^ by the romans, saxons, and danes; whilst manyothers/on the summits of our highest rocks, have with-stood Ifrpt only all human force, but the conqueringpower of time, and the rage of storms and tempests,through a long course of revolving ages. That this was*a place, set apart, for the celebra-tion of religious

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