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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Swarth Fell Alternative Name: Barton Fell
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.3 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Cumbria Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Pooley Bridge  Nearest Village: Howtown
Map Ref: NY45711908  Landranger Map Number: 90
Latitude: 54.564021N  Longitude: 2.841118W
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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Swarth Fell
Swarth Fell submitted by Andy B : Stone Circle Above Swarth fell. The circle had proved elusive on previous visits but this appears to be the one marked on the maps. Copyright Michael Graham and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence (Vote or comment on this photo)
Stone Circle in Cumbria

For more information see Pastscape Monument No. 1044076 which has a brief entry: "A small stone circle on Swarth Fell. It is an oval arrangement of approximately 81 fallen stones with an external diameter of 20m by 17m. The stones are closely spaced except on the western side where large gaps suggest many others may have been removed; scheduled."
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Swarth Fell funerary cairn
Swarth Fell funerary cairn submitted by Benly200 : A 3d image of the site, which appears to show more detail than can be seen on the ground. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Swarth Fell
Swarth Fell submitted by threlkeld : Swarth Fell Stone Circle, northern end, looking eastwards. (3 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Swarth Fell
Swarth Fell submitted by threlkeld : Swarth Fell Stone Circle, northern end, looking north. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Swarth Fell
Swarth Fell submitted by threlkeld : Swarth Fell Stone Circle, Eastern side looking north. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Swarth Fell funerary cairn
Swarth Fell funerary cairn submitted by Benly200 :

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Re: Swarth Fell by Anne T on Monday, 24 July 2017
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We haven't visited this stone circle, but have been walking nearby. The countryside behind Howtown is absolutely stunning, with great views over Ullswater to the west. Definitely recommended for an afternoon out, especially with a stop-off at the Howtown Hotel, which is a really unique, old-fashioned hotel. It's even possible to get the ferry to Pooley Bridge from the landing stage nearby. Glorious on a sunny afternoon.
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Re: Swarth Fell by TheCaptain on Monday, 18 July 2016
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Interesting to note that the OS 1:50000 map shows a stone circle at approx. NY457194, yet on the 1:25000 map it appears at approx. NY457191.

I cannot identify anything from the available satellite images to determine where to position the site on our page so have put it to NY4571 1908 (from the old Defra map) until we have better data.

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    Re: Swarth Fell by Anne T on Monday, 24 July 2017
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    Hi, TheCaptain - good guess, as it turns out to be the same as the officially recorded NGR! (See the Pastscape link above). Well done.
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