Title

Prehistoric Monolith in Churchyard of Rudston, Humberside, UK, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon.

Caption

Prehistoric Monolith in Churchyard of Rudston, Humberside, UK, 20th century. The Rudston Monolith at over 7.6 metres (25 ft) is the tallest megalith (standing stone) in the United Kingdom. Made of gritstone from Cayton or Cornelian Bay, the monument dates to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age period c2400-1400 BC.

Date

1960

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon

Reference

HRM19B82_129

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43,8Mb (2,5Mb) / 10,7in x 15,9in / 3216 x 4760 (300dpi)

Keywords

outdoors tall England religious prehistoric stone religion day church monolith Christianity century graveyard bronze age neolithic churchyard standing stone 20th century CM Dixon 20th century BC East Riding of Yorkshire Rudston TGN photograph object gritstone CM Dixon Dixon CM Mike Dixon Rudston Monolith photograph object