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Natural PlacesSite Name: The Linton Stones Alternative Name: The Linton Stone CircleCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 0.82 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Grassington Nearest Village: Linton in Craven
Map Ref: SE0042763177
Latitude: 54.064535N Longitude: 1.994968W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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But the thinking is that these stones once formed a sort of pagan stone circle. Ancient people would have moved these stones to form a circle for pre-Christian practices/rituals. The large boulder and the small clump of stones (perhaps fallen) are aligned; the boulders set into the wall are roughly on the same alignment. The heavily eroded 6 foot boulder takes on the form of a human face at certain angles.
Local legend says that long ago there were other stones in the field - this perhaps adding to the possibility that this was a stone circle. Some of these lost stones were robbed away by local farmers. All in all a very interesting site to visit. The field is difficult to access and is gated. You will need to find an opening or stile in the wall.
The Journal of Antiquities also features a page for this erratic - see their entry for The Linton Stone, Linton-in-Craven, North Yorkshire. The Journal includes a photograph of the stone, together with a description and a brief discussion as to their origin and purpose.
Note: A true prehistoric site? What do you think?
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