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<< Image Pages >> Threestoneburn - Stone Circle in England in Northumberland

Submitted by Modern-Neolithic on Tuesday, 17 September 2002  Page Views: 14380

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Threestoneburn Alternative Name: Ilderton, Three Stone Burn
Country: England County: Northumberland Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Wooler
Map Ref: NT9714020502  Landranger Map Number: 75
Latitude: 55.478327N  Longitude: 2.046803W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
2 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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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.

Threestoneburn
Threestoneburn submitted by Creative Commons : Also known as Ilderton Stone Circle. The view here is easterly, with your back to the forest fence, looking back down the valley towards Threestoneburn House. Some of my friends taken on the long walk here would have said, "OK, it's a stone circle but it's hardly Stonehenge or Calanais, is it?". No it's not Stonehenge or Calanais; it's a north-east stone circle. We do it differently up... (Vote or comment on this photo)
The remains of a Bronze Age stone circle and a stone alignment lie near the Threestone Burn. The circle has 16 stones of local pink granite and measures 36m by 30m. Only four of the stones are still standing.

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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Threestoneburn
Threestoneburn submitted by SandyG : The western arc of the stone circle with the row beyond. View from south (Scale 1m). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Threestoneburn
Threestoneburn submitted by Creative Commons : The stone circle was described and partially excavated by George Tate in the late 1850s and he noted eight visible stones, five upright and three prostrate. In 1924 the circle was described and plotted by O.G.S. Crawford. He noted a total of 13 stones, one cavity and an outlier, with only four stones standing. Another record was made around 1926, when an additional three outlying stones were also ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Threestoneburn
Threestoneburn submitted by SandyG : Looking south along the row. The near stones represent part of the row and the ones in the background part of the stone circle. The ranging rod (1m) stands beside a hidden stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Threestoneburn
Threestoneburn submitted by SandyG : This stone may form part of the row, measures 1.2m long by 0.73m wide and stands 0.4m high. View from south (Scale 1m). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Threestoneburn
Threestoneburn submitted by SandyG : This stone forms part of the row, is recumbent, measures 1m long by 0.97m wide and 0.30m high. View from east (Scale 1m). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Threestoneburn submitted by Bladup : Threestoneburn stone circle in the shade.

Threestoneburn
Threestoneburn submitted by Creative Commons : We are looking over a small stream that drains the dense coniferous forest and moorland south of Langlee Crags. Beyond the wall, two stones stand out against the dark trees on the right. Others can be just made out to their left. The OS map shows the circle within trees but luckily that is not the case. The view here would have been magnificent. Hedgehope towers on the left. Although our vie...

Threestoneburn
Threestoneburn submitted by Creative Commons : Recumbent and erect stones in the north part of the circle. Copyright Andrew Curtis and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.

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Threestoneburn submitted by Creative Commons : Threestone Burn stone circle Copyright Kenneth Ross and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.

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Threestoneburn submitted by durhamnature : Drawing of the stone circle, 1866, from George Tate's History of Alnwick, via Archive.org

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