Bronze Age Iron Circle, near Kilnsey

Bronze Age Iron Circle, near Kilnsey

Ian Beesley/Science Museum Group
© Ian Beesley

Gelatine silver print entitled 'Bronze Age Iron Circle, near Kilnsey' by Ian Beesley. Signed in pencil on the back. Produced for the commission 'Through the Mill: The Story of Yorkshire Wool in Photographs', 1985-1987.

These eerie monoliths form part of an ancient stone circle high in the limestone hills of Craven; they were part of an early Bronze Age culture which also included rudimentary clothmaking by means of spindle whorls and upright looms.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Object Number:
2026-2/1
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 405 mm x 485 mm
image: 355 mm x 454 mm
type:
photograph and silver gelatin print
credit:
The National Media Museum, Bradford