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title: The Old Man of Gugh
author: Jan van der Crabben
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18825/the-old-man-of-gugh/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2024-04-18
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# The Old Man of Gugh

_Authored by [Jan van der Crabben](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jvdc/)_

## Image File

[![The Old Man of Gugh](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18825.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18825.jpg)

## Image Caption

The leaning menhir known as the "Old Man of Gugh" is 2.4 metres / 8 feet tall and stands on a ridge on the small island of Gugh in the Isles of Scilly, UK. The archaeologist George Bonsor dug around the base of the menhir in 1900 but did not find anything.

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## Bibliography

- [Ratcliffe, Jeanette. *Scilly's Archaeological Heritage.* Twelveheads Press, 1992, 33.](https://www.worldhistory.org/books/0906294533/)

## About the Author

Jan is the Founder & Chairman of World History Encyclopedia and is the organisation's Director of Design & Technology. He holds an MA War Studies from King's College, and he has worked in the field of history-related digital media since 2006.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/janvdc)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Crabben, J. v. d. (2024, April 18). The Old Man of Gugh. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18825/the-old-man-of-gugh/>
### Chicago
Crabben, Jan van der. "The Old Man of Gugh." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 18, 2024. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18825/the-old-man-of-gugh/>.
### MLA
Crabben, Jan van der. "The Old Man of Gugh." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Apr 2024, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18825/the-old-man-of-gugh/>.

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