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

Record ID:	52206 / MNA177146
Record type:	Find Spot
Protected Status:	None Recorded
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 Trust

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

None Recorded

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