Five separate human footprint trails located 100m NW of Gypsy Path marker, Formby

Record ID:  52206 / MNA177146
Record type:  Find Spot
Protected Status: NT Area of High Significance
NT Property:  Formby; North
Civil Parish:  Formby; Sefton
Grid Reference:  SD 2751 0906
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Summary

Five separate human footprint trails located 100m NW of Gypsy Path marker

Identification Images (2)

Human Footprint trail, Formby © National TrustHuman Footprint trail, Formby © National Trust
Human Footprint trail, Formby © National TrustHuman Footprint trail, Formby © National Trust

Most Recent Monitoring

None Recorded

Monument Types

  • HUMAN ADULT FOOTPRINT (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)

Description

The missing right foot prints that are apparent in this trail can be explained by the presence of a higher sediment bed.

Human footprint analysis

Trail orientation: 340 degrees.
Trail length: 4.95m.
Number of footprints: 5.
Length of prints: 0.23.0.25cm.
Width of prints 0.11.0.12cm.
Depth of prints: 5cm.
Pace: 0.66m.
Stride: 1.40m.
Any foot abnormalities: no.

References

  • --- SNA64498 - Digital Image: National Trust North West Region. 2010. Digital images of prehistoric human and animal footprints exposed on the Formby foreshore.

Designations

  • NT Area of High Significance: Prehistoric land surface with footprints, Formby
  • NT Area of High Significance: Prehistoric land surface with footprints, Formby

Other Statuses and References

None Recorded

Associated Events

  • ENA6097 - Field Survey, Survey and recording of prehistoric footprints by Archaeology Volunteers on the Formby foreshore

Associated Finds

None Recorded

Related Records

None Recorded