Penpont Cairn

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Penpont Cairn by James Allan as part of the Geograph project.

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Penpont Cairn

Image: © James Allan Taken: 21 Mar 2004

Standing prominently on a small hill outside his home village of Penpont, this deceptively simple yet powerful large sandstone egg standing in the middle of a cattle pasture was designed by local sculptor Andy Goldsworthy to mark the start of the new millennium.

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