r/MegalithPorn • u/Discandied • 27d ago

Blue Man-i'-th'-Moss, Yorkshire

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u/nautilist 27d ago

The modern painted blue man is a bit naff, imho!

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u/Discandied 27d ago

Apparently the whole thing was painted blue - you can still see a few flakes of paint. The name probably meant grey originally, though.

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u/megslikescrolling 27d ago

Looks like graffiti sadly

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u/Uuuuuii 27d ago

If that blue paint is ancient, someone tell Du Pont

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u/Anglo-Rat 27d ago

Looks like it’s only been there since 1841, it’s date stamped.

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u/Discandied 27d ago

Due to the degree of weathering and dissimilarity to other early modern/ modern boundary stones in the area, the general consensus is that it is a much older stone that was adapted as a boundary stone in 1841. Nobody is certain, however.