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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Delf HillCountry: England County: Lancashire Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Burnley
Map Ref: SD9006433732 Landranger Map Number: 103
Latitude: 53.799794N Longitude: 2.152334W
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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FrothNinja visited on 8th Aug 2015 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3
For more information see Pastscape Monument No. 46181 which adds: "Because the remains of this feature are so ill-defined it is difficult to be precise about its true nature but it would appear to have taken the form of central cremations covered by a low circular mound (formed from earth scraped up forming a shallow 'ditch') all surrounded by a circle of free standing earthfast stones originally six in number."
This site is scheduled as Historic England List ID 1008916 which describes the monument as having seven stones, some standing, some fallen, with an external diameter of 7m. The tallest stone stands up to 0.5m high and "within the circle is a partly mutilated central cairn measuring approximately 2.4m in diameter and 0.2m high which is surrounded by a shallow ditch".
The Journal of Antiquities also has an entry for Delf Hill Cairn Circle, Extwistle Moor, Lancashire, which includes directions for finding the cairn circle, a photograph, a photograph of one of the collared urns found at the site, nearby monuments to visit whilst in the area and a reference source for further information.
Note: Windfarm proposal for Delf Hill, which seems to us to wholly overpower the prehistoric sites on this hill - one turbine is only around 100m from this cairn circle. The top image shows the simulated view from the stones. See the latest comments on our page for full details and how to comment
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