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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: The Kirk Ring CairnCountry: England County: Cumbria Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Ulverston Nearest Village: Kirkby in Furness
Map Ref: SD2507082693 Landranger Map Number: 96
Latitude: 54.234435N Longitude: 3.151063W
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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SandyG visited on 9th Sep 2017 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 2 Limited parking is available at SD 24603 81154. From here cross the road and follow the eastern side of the field boundary leading north to SD 25134 82143. From this point you can either walk straight to the row or follow the footpath to the left to SD 25134 82143 and from there walk along the footpath to the site.
On Kirby Moor, by Gill Kouse Beck 5.5 km (3.5 miles) NW of Ulverston 200m a.s.l.
Pastscape monument no. 38593
Update October 2019: For more information about how this cairn relates to the Kirk Stone Row, see the Stone Rows of Great Britain's entry for The Kirk, which includes a description, photographs, access information, plus a section entitled: "Ring cairn known as The Kirk". The stone row has a separate entry; see The Kirk Stone Row (also on 'nearby sites' below).
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