FOR today’s object, we venture a a few miles north – but several centuries back in time. Duddo Five Stones is a stone circle near the village of Duddo in north Northumberland – a spot they have occupied for around 4,000 years. The Early Bronze Age stones stand upon a low, grassy hill, covering an area of ten metres. The tallest stone is 2.3 metres high and, according to Garry Hogg in his book Odd Aspects of England, has been likened to “a clenched fist rising menacingly out of the rough turf”. The other stones vary in size from 1.5 metres to 2.1 metres and have been described as looking like “a group of giant rotting teeth”.
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