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<< Our Photo Pages >> White Moss SW - Stone Circle in England in Cumbria

Submitted by rich32 on Saturday, 11 September 2004  Page Views: 11303

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: White Moss SW
Country: England County: Cumbria Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Ambleside  Nearest Village: Boot
Map Ref: NY17250239  Landranger Map Number: 89
Latitude: 54.410206N  Longitude: 3.276475W
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
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 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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drolaf visited on 22nd Sep 2020 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 there is an additional cairn immediately (1 or 2 metres) sw of this stone circle and cairn set.

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White Moss SW
White Moss SW submitted by TheCaptain : White Moss SW viewed looking in a northeasterly direction, with its NE partner just beyond. (Vote or comment on this photo)
White Moss SW stone circle is situated north west of the larger Brats Hill stone circle and approx 30 meters west of White Moss NE. This circle has 14 stones, a 16.6m diameter & a cairn at the centre.

For more information see Pastscape Monument No. 9206 which describes the "Remains of three Bronze Age stone circles on Burn Moor; one now consists of 39 stones, the other two of 12, all contain cairns. 19th century excavation of one cairn uncovered a possible cist with a cremation and animal remains."

A further record, Pastscape Monument No. 9209 describes a further 2 stone circles nearby, centred on NY 171 027.
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White Moss SW
White Moss SW submitted by TheCaptain : White Moss SW as seen looking northwest from the Brat's Hill outcrop, or Altar rock. (Vote or comment on this photo)

White Moss SW
White Moss SW submitted by TheCaptain : White Moss SW viewed looking in a northeasterly direction, with its NE partner just beyond. (Vote or comment on this photo)

White Moss SW
White Moss SW submitted by TheCaptain : White Moss SW viewed looking in a southwesterly direction towards the Irish Sea (Vote or comment on this photo)

White Moss SW
White Moss SW submitted by TheCaptain (Vote or comment on this photo)

White Moss SW
White Moss SW submitted by Postman : A fairly good stone circle, not as good as it's sister circle 30 yards away.

White Moss SW
White Moss SW submitted by Postman : Central cairn, perhaps that's a cist lid still intact.

White Moss SW
White Moss SW submitted by Bladup : Two stones of White Moss SW in the foreground, NE in the background.

White Moss SW
White Moss SW submitted by Alphasmam : Could this be an ancient track?

White Moss SW
White Moss SW submitted by Alphasmam : This shows a wall and possibly a trackway running beside the White Moss circles.

White Moss SW
White Moss SW submitted by Alphasmam : This is near White Moss East circle on the same platform of land but to me doesn't seem so eye catching.It has about 14 stones and a funerary cairn in the centre . But south and east of these circles is a long meandering stone bank that runs to the rectangular enclosure in my other photo.

White Moss SW
White Moss SW submitted by Alphasmam : The presence of stone banks suggests to me that there was a well developed management of the land.

White Moss SW
White Moss SW submitted by Alphasmam : This stone banking appeared to go around the platform area to the south of White Moss circles.

White Moss SW
White Moss SW submitted by Alphasmam : This wall appeared to run around the platform of White Moss stone circles. Or perhaps it was the line of a trackway.

White Moss SW
White Moss SW submitted by Alphasmam : A line of wall running SW at Grid Ref NY0761502135 This appeared to us to be amazingly preserved.

White Moss SW
White Moss SW submitted by Alphasmam : There was a section of what looked like a wall running in NW direction at Grid Ref NY 07615 02135.

White Moss SW
White Moss SW submitted by LivingRocks : Looking across the central cairn to White Moss NW.

White Moss SW
White Moss SW submitted by rich32 : White Moss SW stone circle, Burnmoor, Eskdale, Cumbria NY1725602383 A view from the centre of White Moss SW looking east(ish) towards the similar sized White Moss NE.

White Moss SW
White Moss SW submitted by rich32 : White Moss SW stone circle, Burnmoor, Eskdale, Cumbria NY1725602383 Situated north west of the larger Brats Hill stone circle and approx 30 meters west of White Moss NE. This circle has 14 stones, a 16.6m diameter & a cairn at the centre. A fine example of why not to take a picture looking in the direction of the sun.

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 54m ENE 67° White Moss NE* Stone Circle (NY17300241)
 130m ESE 112° Brat's Hill* Stone Circle (NY17370234)
 314m N 350° Low Longrigg SW* Stone Circle (NY172027)
 413m N 352° Low Longrigg NE* Stone Circle (NY172028)
 627m SE 142° Boot cairn circle* Cairn (NY17630189)
 981m NNE 21° Boat How Enclosure* Ancient Village or Settlement (NY17620330)
 1.5km NNE 30° Eskdale Moor Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NY1801903675)
 2.3km SSE 156° St Catherine's Well (Boot)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (NY18150030)
 3.3km NNE 21° Maiden Castle (Eskdale)* Cairn (NY18480543)
 4.6km ESE 102° Hardknott Round Cairn* Round Cairn (NY2171701328)
 4.6km W 263° Irton Pike Ring Cairn Ring Cairn (NY1261601907)
 4.7km E 100° Hardknott Roman Fort (MEDIOBOGDUM)* Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle (NY2184001469)
 5.4km SSW 196° Devoke Water and Water Crag* Ring Cairn (SD1563397273)
 6.2km SSE 168° Wormkragg Stiner Stone Row / Alignment (SD184963)
 6.4km S 171° Brown Rigg Round Cairn* Round Cairn (SD1812396059)
 6.5km NNE 13° Viking Timbers at St Olaf's Church Wasdale Head* Museum (NY18830869)
 7.2km NW 319° Mecklin Park Cairn (NY126079)
 7.7km SSW 210° Barnscar Settlement, Birkby Fell* Ancient Village or Settlement (SD132958)
 8.3km WSW 255° Irton Cross* Ancient Cross (NY0916000455)
 8.4km ESE 113° Ring Cairn, Tarn Brow, Seathwaite Tarn Ring Cairn (SD250990)
 8.4km ESE 119° Lead Pike, Seathwaite* Ring Cairn (SD246982)
 8.5km ESE 119° Ring Bank Enclosure, Lead Pike, Seathwaite Tarn Ring Cairn (SD246981)
 8.6km ESE 119° Ring Cairn, Lead Pike, Seathwaite Tarn Ring Cairn (SD247981)
 8.8km NE 44° Chapel Well, Smardale Holy Well or Sacred Spring (NY2350008550)
 9.0km SW 229° St Michaels Church, Muncaster Castle* Ancient Cross (SD10399656)
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