Bronze Age Iron Circle, near Kilnsey

PART OF:
Through The Mill: The Story of Yorkshire Wool In Photographs
Made:
1987 in North Yorkshire
maker:
Ian Beesley
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. 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
type:
photograph and silver gelatin print
credit:
The National Media Museum, Bradford

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