Rudston

54.091861111111 - 0.32322222222222Koordinaten: 54 ° 6 ' N, 0 ° 19' W

Rudston is a village in the Yorkshire Wolds, in the UK. The name Rudston consists of the Old English words " rood " on the cross, and " stan" stone.

Prehistoric monuments

The menhir of Rudston is the largest in the UK. It is 10 kilometers west of Bridlington in the middle of the homonymous village, near the church. The menhir is 7.7 m high, 1.8 m wide and 76 cm thick. The monolith is made of a material whose next deposit is located about 16 km away. Its peak is missing, lengthen the contour so missing around 70 cm. This recently a cap was placed on the broken tip to protect the porous material from the weather. The weight of the stone is about 40 tons.

Through the hamlet Rudston runs an old ostenglischer coastal path is similar dated the Ancient Road to the Cimbrian peninsula in prehistoric times.

The area of Rudston must have been a religious center in prehistoric times and is compared in importance with Kilmartin or Avebury. North of the village, at Argham, lies the prehistoric Wall System Argham Dykes. There are also two Cursus, narrow, extremely long rectangular Neolithic earthworks, which are dated to the middle Neolithic period. Southwest of the village are several long and round grave mound.