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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Four Stones Hill Standing Stones
Country: England County: Cumbria Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Penrith
Map Ref: NY48951620  Landranger Map Number: 90
Latitude: 54.538479N  Longitude: 2.790515W
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
 4 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.
 3 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
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Anne T couldn't find on 2nd Apr 2017 - their rating: Access: 3 Four Stones Hill, Haweswater: Ashamed to say I was defeated by the large stiles with big drops and missing steps. Was so looking forward to going to see this site and from Google Earth, it seemed possible for me to walk this route. Did look for gates in the fields to avoid the stiles, but up by Lower Drybarrows, couldn't find any entry/exits; the one there was said very clearly "no public right of way". Perhaps I should have ignored those and tramped through the fields anyway, but it would have left me feeling guilty. Will try again. Note to self: parking was very difficult up by Winder Hill. Needed to wedge the car in besides a stone wall to leave ready access to the fields.

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Four Stones Hill Standing Stones
Four Stones Hill Standing Stones submitted by donstobbart : I have to agree with Nicoladidsbury that I did not feel any ambience when I visited this site. But I did get a great view of the lake! (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stones at Four Stones Hill near Haweswater. Two stones remain, just below the summit of Four Stones Hill.

One of the stones is leaning towards its neighbour, and looks like it may fall. There are excellent views from the stones down to the reservoir, and over to the magnificent fells of high street and Kidsy Pike.

A great place to go for a walk, but I didn't feel any special ambience there, I rather thought the stones looked like two gate posts.

Whilst the original grid reference given was NY487163, these standing stones together with two cairns are recorded at NY 4895 1620 (some 300 metres apart). For more information see Pastscape Hill, which describes a Bronze Age landscape comprising standing stones, clearance cairns, a round cairn and an enclosure.
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Four Stones Hill Standing Stones
Four Stones Hill Standing Stones submitted by Postman : What a view, bloomin marvelous! (3 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Four Stones Hill Standing Stones
Four Stones Hill Standing Stones submitted by Postman : So, what was it? A four poster? a four stone row? a bigger circle of which only four, then two remained? Answers on a postcard to..... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Four Stones Hill Standing Stones
Four Stones Hill Standing Stones submitted by Postman : A bugger to get to but well worth the effort (Vote or comment on this photo)

Four Stones Hill Standing Stones
Four Stones Hill Standing Stones submitted by Postman : It's off the beaten track, cant even see the beaten track from here. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Four Stones Hill Standing Stones
Four Stones Hill Standing Stones submitted by Postman : Four stone hill in the rear

Four Stones Hill Standing Stones
Four Stones Hill Standing Stones submitted by Postman : The tall stone is trying to trick the smaller stone into falling in the water, rascal.

Four Stones Hill Standing Stones
Four Stones Hill Standing Stones submitted by MonumentMan : The low semi-circular wall looking southeast with Four Stones Hill.

Four Stones Hill Standing Stones
Four Stones Hill Standing Stones submitted by MonumentMan : The remains of the 80m curved semi-circular wall acting as an amphitheatre for several cairns and stone alignments. It lies 50m downslope from the two standing stones which are visible at the top of the photograph. It acts as an amphitheatre and was probably associated with the site. It seems not to be a livestock enclosure as the feature is not self enclosing.

Four Stones Hill Standing Stones
Four Stones Hill Standing Stones submitted by MonumentMan : Two Standing stone slabs of contemporary geology to Four Stones Hill.

Four Stones Hill Standing Stones
Four Stones Hill Standing Stones submitted by MonumentMan : The two standing stones remaining at NY4905316278. The view west towards Mardale Head over Haweswater. 50m west of the two stones lies a semi-circular amphitheatre enclosure wall with several internal cairns.

Four Stones Hill Standing Stones
Four Stones Hill Standing Stones submitted by nicoladidsbury : Four Stones Hill Standing Stones. The view down to the reservoir is magnificent. (2 comments)

Four Stones Hill Standing Stones
Four Stones Hill Standing Stones submitted by nicoladidsbury : Standing Stones at Four Stones Hill near Haweswater Two stones remain, just below the summit of Four Stones Hill. One of the stones is leaning towards its neighbour, and looks like it may fall. There are excellent views from the stones down to the reservoir, and over to the magnificent fells of high street and Kidsy Pike. A great place to go for a walk, but I didn't feel any special ambie...

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