MOTIFS, MONUMENTS AND MOUNTAINS: PREHISTORIC CARVINGS IN THE CUMBRIAN LANDSCAPE

The varied landscapes of Cumbria are dotted with a variety of enigmatic symbols, carved into rock surfaces over 5000 years ago. They range from complex designs on stone circles and burial cairns in the Eden Valley to simple scatters of hollows on striking outcrops in the central Lake District. Each carefully-made mark is a direct link with the prehistoric person who chose their canvas and imagined and applied a particular arrangement of motifs. What can these intriguing sites tell us about the people who made them, and what mattered to them?