<< Our Photo Pages >> Lune Head - Stone Circle in England in County Durham
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Lune Head Alternative Name: LuneheadCountry: England County: County Durham Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Middleton-in-Teesdale / Kirby Stephen Nearest Village: Grassholme
Map Ref: NY85052039
Latitude: 54.578494N Longitude: 2.232798W
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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kthdsn visited on 10th Sep 2015 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 5
A stone circle right by the B6276, It has 8 stones in a 10 m diameter circle.
For more information see Pastscape Monument No. 915736, which says: "Prehistoric stone circle situated 650 metres south west of Lune Head Farm. The circle consists of six boulders forming an arc with two other boulders further west forming an oval 10.5 metres by 7 metres. About 9 metres north east is located an outlying stone which appears to be associated with the oval and considered part of the stone circle. Scheduled."
For the scheduling information see Historic England List ID 1020154, which adds: "The monument includes a prehistoric stone circle in Lunedale. The main part of the circle is situated about 14m from the south side of the B6276 road, and one outlying stone is situated 5m from the road. The circle consists of six boulders in an arc which, with two other boulders further west, forms an oval 10.5m by 7m. About 9m to the north east is the outlying stone which appears to be associated with the oval, and is considered to be part of the stone circle. The stones forming the oval range in size from 0.5m by 0.3m by 0.3m to 1.5m by 1m by 0.5m and 1.2m by 0.5m by 0.8m. The outlying stone measures 1.5m by 0.6m by 0.6m."
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