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Calderstones
The
Calderstones chambered tomb in Allerton is thought to date from the late
neolithic/early bronze age. Axes of the late Neolithic period have been
found in Toxteth, West Derby, Woolton, and Wavertree. Carved stones
from this period are very rare and few exist in England and Wales, the
other good example is on Anglesey in the burial chamber at Barclodiad
y Gawres. In 1845 the stones were re-erected inside low circular wall
which still lies at the entrance to the park opposite Druids Cross Road.
It was originally believed that they were once a circle. |
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The six surviving stones are of local sandstone and their sizes range from approximately eight feet (2.4 metres) to three feet (1 metre) high. The markings were again analysed and latex moulds were made of the stones and carvings which highlighted other worn carvings which were not previously visible. In 1964 the six stones were moved to their present site in the Harthill Greenhouse in Calderstones Park where they were erected in random order. For more about Calderstones click here
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