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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Threestoneburn Alternative Name: Ilderton, Three Stone BurnCountry: England County: Northumberland Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Wooler
Map Ref: NT9714020502 Landranger Map Number: 75
Latitude: 55.478327N Longitude: 2.046803W
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 |
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SandyG visited on 26th Jun 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 1 This is not an easy row to get to and some might wonder whether the effort is worth it. Bridleways shown on Ordnance Survey maps do not exist and visiting it on the hottest day of the year is not recommended. Sadly in common with many rows next to forestry you will need to watch out for ticks. The route described below worked for me, but alternatives may exist. Park at NT 96325 23259. Cross the bridge and follow the footpath to NT 96195 22029. From here the best way is to follow the quad bike track on the southern side of the wall. This will take you to the access gate into Threestoneburn Wood at NT 96970 20964. From here follow the forest track to the row and circle.
The stone circle was described and partially excavated by George Tate in the late 1850s (Tate 1862) and he noted eight visible stones, five upright and three prostrate. His excavations revealed a further five stones producing an elliptical circle ‘340 feet’ (104m) in diameter. This is in contradiction to later surveys which establish the circles diameter at around 30m. He also noted an old ground surface beneath the peat at a depth of 15 inches (0.4m), which contained, at several locations, charred wood. At the centre of the circle he found a worked flint, described as a short knife (later interpreted as Mesolithic in origin and therefore not associated directly with the circle), but no other structural or artefactual evidence was recorded.
In 1924 the circle was described and plotted by OGS Crawford. He noted a total of 13 stones, one cavity and an outlier, with only four stones standing. Another visit and record was made around 1926, when an additional three outlying stones were also recorded (Berwick Naturalists Club, 1928).
Update September 2019: The alignment is featured on the Stone Rows of Great Britain website - see their entry for Threestoneburn House, which includes a description, photographs of the alignment and some of the individual stones, plans showing the relationship between the stone circle and the alignment, access information and links to other online resources for more information.
This site is recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 3481 and Keys to the Past (Threestoneburn stone circle (Cheviotside)).
This site is also scheduled as Historic England List ID 1019922 (Stone circle and stone alignment 370m west of Threestoneburn House). A copy of the excavation report can be downloaded from Northern Archaeology/Research Gate.
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