The groves are for the horses. I played there as a kid 45 years ago.. The sun goddess was there when I was a kid. There is a carving of a man on the wall at side of observatory.. The sun dial been there since when my grandad was a kid....
There was over half a dozen engravings you walked right past. The steps to go up to the side of the observatory there is a 3 meter horse, 3m to the left of that there is the sungod. When you head to the windmill from the observatory, there is eight head carvings to the very right of the main walking area, about 25m from the observatory wall and old water fountain. They are right on the edge of the walkway, which drops slightly, parallel to the lower walking track with the wall. Look for remains of a seating area, it may still be there, and it is directly behind the seat, well one is. I lived right on Bidston hill back in the 60 70s and played there pretty much everyday.
Great video man! Wasn't aware of these carvings but live very close to the hill and have been up many times. Will certainly have to look out for them next time I'm there. Keep up the good work!
I can not understand why Wirral council - National Musiums have not valued these carvings ... I bet there are more under the grass growth on the sandstone.
Sad thing is none of the carvings have been looked after and preserved as much as they could have been..and markings to view them not visible enough. Have seen all carvings and more on bidston hill...seems very few people are interested and that is such a shame.
@@spiraldive2 if you head towards the observatory from the bridge when you get to the small wall that surrounds it turn right and head down the stone steps...if you turn right at the bottom of the steps there is a sandstone rock face under the trees with a carving of a man with a spear and helmet striking another man that is falling backwards. As I say it is not as visible as it used to be as nobody has bothered to look after it. Such a shame.
Fenrir the Son Of Loki before Ragnarök fenrir is bound to a rock until Ragnarök when he will break his bonds and fall upon the gods. Fenrir will devour the sun, and Fight the All-Father
where did you get the information these carving. i have been looking for a while and not a lot comes up online. i am curious why they are believed to be of Norse origin
More cobblers! People believe what they want to believe.I lived near there when I was a boy,we used to borrow our fathers hammers and chisels.we did alsorts there to amuse ourselves , not for devilment just for fun.lots did! Most of what we did discapeared within three decades due to natural erosion particularly acid rain.The idea that carvings from when the Norse settled here just isn't on. Sorry!
No worries. It all adds to the mystery, and at the same time kind of solves it in a way. Its good to have someone come along & say "yeah, but we did that".
The groves are for the horses.
I played there as a kid 45 years ago..
The sun goddess was there when I was a kid.
There is a carving of a man on the wall at side of observatory..
The sun dial been there since when my grandad was a kid....
Wow ... I never knew anything about this, as a pagan I will travel over from liverpool and take a look ... thanks for sharing this!.
Love this! Live close by and was lovely to see your enthusiasm regarding the area! Thanks for sharing ❤
I live 10 minutes away from Bidston and have never seen this.
There was over half a dozen engravings you walked right past. The steps to go up to the side of the observatory there is a 3 meter horse, 3m to the left of that there is the sungod. When you head to the windmill from the observatory, there is eight head carvings to the very right of the main walking area, about 25m from the observatory wall and old water fountain. They are right on the edge of the walkway, which drops slightly, parallel to the lower walking track with the wall. Look for remains of a seating area, it may still be there, and it is directly behind the seat, well one is. I lived right on Bidston hill back in the 60 70s and played there pretty much everyday.
I need to go up Bidston Hill again and take a pic of a carving I found years ago, it was like a deer head cut off.
Wow this is really interesting thank you .
Great video man! Wasn't aware of these carvings but live very close to the hill and have been up many times. Will certainly have to look out for them next time I'm there. Keep up the good work!
I never knew about these. I use do cross country running with BI school for Boys on Bidston Hill.
Looks like a good spot for a wander! Cheers
Hey forgot to mention how good the vid is too
There's also Thor's Stone/Rock on Thurstison
Good place to explore, The Heritage Trail could be better sign posted.
I can not understand why Wirral council - National Musiums have not valued these carvings ... I bet there are more under the grass growth on the sandstone.
I’ve seen a pic of the paths used by workers carts when they built the observatory
The hill is a great place to go for a walk did you know the observatory was used to in the d day landings ww2
The Proudman Oceanographic Institute...they predicted the tides for D Day...
@@eamonnclabby7067 v bidston hill Observatory
Sad thing is none of the carvings have been looked after and preserved as much as they could have been..and markings to view them not visible enough. Have seen all carvings and more on bidston hill...seems very few people are interested and that is such a shame.
Ive read about the other carvings next to the observatory (forgotten what they're called), but still not found them.
@@spiraldive2 if you head towards the observatory from the bridge when you get to the small wall that surrounds it turn right and head down the stone steps...if you turn right at the bottom of the steps there is a sandstone rock face under the trees with a carving of a man with a spear and helmet striking another man that is falling backwards. As I say it is not as visible as it used to be as nobody has bothered to look after it. Such a shame.
@@davidroach8277 Called The Mummers I think? was up there Sunday 7/3/21 You can still see the head & arm AJP NW UK.
Fenrir the Son Of Loki before Ragnarök fenrir is bound to a rock until Ragnarök when he will break his bonds and fall upon the gods. Fenrir will devour the sun, and Fight the All-Father
where did you get the information these carving. i have been looking for a while and not a lot comes up online. i am curious why they are believed to be of Norse origin
Its on the information board in the carpark. There is also a visitors centre nearby that have a few leaflets.
m.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=29554
More cobblers! People believe what they want to believe.I lived near there when I was a boy,we used to borrow our fathers hammers and chisels.we did alsorts there to amuse ourselves , not for devilment just for fun.lots did! Most of what we did discapeared within three decades due to natural erosion particularly acid rain.The idea that carvings from when the Norse settled here just isn't on. Sorry!
No worries. It all adds to the mystery, and at the same time kind of solves it in a way. Its good to have someone come along & say "yeah, but we did that".
@@spiraldive2 so that answers carving next to the wolf lol
Those markings have been there many many years I saw them as a child in the 50's and believe they've been there for hundreds of years.
harry neilson drew them over a hundred years ago as an old man - he referred to them as very old carvings