Answer · Shugborough inscription

Cut with the monument, between about 1748 and 1773.

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Where it stands

Still possibleIts tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

Tool marks and letter forms match the relief's carving.

What would rule it out

An 18th-century description or drawing of the monument shows the tablet blank.

Evidence 1 for · none against

Family tradition holds that the letters predate Thomas Anson's death in 1773.

Speculative

FOR

The questions it answers

When were the letters cut?

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Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Cut with the monument, between about 1748 and 1773. [Answer ANS0D1M94SW2FKJ]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D1M94SW2FKJ

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  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Answer, catalog key ANS0D1M94SW2FKJ},
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