1. Of the Lost & Megocentricon; 2. Carvings at Little Meg
OF THE LOST
& MEGOCENTRICON
oil on canvas | 14" x 10" | 2003 | £NFS
Difficult to locate and seemingly dumped on the edge of a field, this small site is usually hidden by overgrown scrub. The title of this piece reflects its lack of tending and alludes to the spiral carvings on the fallen stone (pictured furthest right in this view).
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LITTLE
MEG, CUMBRIA
Little Meg is a small circle of stones which is most
likely the remnants of a barrow. Ploughing has destroyed
the mound which Dymond decribed in 1875 and the 11 stones
initially surrounded a cremation in the central kist. The
largest stone has only recently been dumped within the
“circle”. Constructed 1000 years after the site
of Long Meg, ½ a mile to the west, Little Meg is noted
for its magnificent spiral carvings, a rarity in England, although the cairn circle along the road at Glassonby also sports some interesting work.
OS:
NY.576.375 Tucked out of site, unsignposted, behind a
gate, a 300 yard walk on the edge of a field, off the
A868 north east of Penrith between Little Salkeld and
Glassonby.
CARVINGS AT LITTLE MEG
photo | 11" x 8" | 2002
#LE15 print run 25 A4 | #GC75