<< Our Photo Pages >> Doddington Moor - Stone Circle in England in Northumberland
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Doddington MoorCountry: England County: Northumberland Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Wooler Nearest Village: Doddington
Map Ref: NU01313172 Landranger Map Number: 75
Latitude: 55.579132N Longitude: 1.980781W
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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Anne T couldn't find on 30th Aug 2014 Doddington Stone Circle, Northumberland (second failed attempt!). Having visited Weetwood Moor, as we were so near, and it was still only relatively early (5pm), we decided to drive a couple of miles further up the road to Weetwood Hall and try the footpath I’d identified as a possible easier route to Doddington Stone Circle.
We parked the car park where the footpath splits off northwards from the road just after Weetwood Hall (there is just room for one car opposite the field entrance at the corner of the junction). There is a metalled road which goes past the two or more houses to the left hand side, then it become a grassy path between two hedges, with tractor ruts in either side. After about half a mile, just past a wood to the right hand side, there is a gate with a footpath sign on, and the track becomes quad bike marks in the grass, and we followed these up the hill. There is a new stile (narrow, but new) , then the track more or less disappears, and is marked by a series of Scots Pines, standing alone, but growing more or less in a line north-north-west up the hill.
Passing an outcrop of rock to our left hand side, we climbed to the brow of the hill, but just where the land started to go downhill again, we were met by boggy land, covered completely with a heavy coverage of low growing thistles and gorse, which went on as far as the eye could see. Andrew decided this was impossible, so we turned back and went to find the cup and ring marked rocks marked on the map on the way back down the hill.
We'd previously tried to visit on 17th August 2014, but the quarry next to Wooler Golf Club had been extended and the footpaths had disappeared (or we couldn't find them).
There is a third possible footpath to try, from West Horton, so this will go on the 'want to do' list.
SolarMegalith visited on 29th Sep 2008 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 2
Kimmy TimPrevett Andy B have visited here
Originally thought to be a cairn circle, but confirmed to be a stone circle, this monument is recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 6228, their 1964 entry reads: "Of the circle two stones were standing in August 1924 and measured 5ft.8ins and 4ft.3ins above the ground: the three fallen stones measured 7ft.5ins, 6ft.3ins and 5ft.8ins. They are all of sandstone, and lay within an area measuring 40 feet across. The remains of the stone circle are situated a little above the 500 foot contour on a slight southern slope below the crest of a shoulder of the hill.
Stone 'A'. This stone is the only one erect. Square in section with sides of 0.7 m, and with 1.75 m of its height above ground. The top and upper part of the sides have typical weathering with channelled grooves.
Stone 'B'. Leaning outwards at an angle of about 45. Rectangular in section with sides of 0.8 m x 0.5 m. maximum height above ground level 1.4 m (measured on the inclined face). Similar weathering to Stone 'A'. Lying near the foot of the stone on the west side are two small stones, possibly packing.
Stone 'C'. This stone is prostrate and partly overgrown with heather.Roughly rectangular in section, with average dimensions of 0.65 m by 0.45 m, the stone is 2.1 m long. The NE end is slightly pointed and lying near this end is a small stone, possibly used for packing.
Stone 'D'. A prostrate stone, rectangular in section measuring 0.45 m x 0.25 m and 1.7 m long. Sharp unweathered edges.
Stone 'E'. A prostrate stone, rectangular in section measuring 0.45m x 0.3m and 1.7m long. Edges are unweathered and the upper face has traces of tooling.
Stones 'D' and 'E' differ in size and apppearance from the other three, being smaller and much less weathered. They resemble the rough hewn gate posts common to this area. It is considered doubtful that in their present state they formed part of the stone circle but the possibility exists that they were made from a stone or stones of the original circle. The remains are those of a true stone circle not a cairn circle as stated by Crawford."
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