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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: MayburghCountry: England County: Cumbria Type: Henge
Nearest Town: Penrith Nearest Village: Eamont Bridge
Map Ref: NY5191728428 Landranger Map Number: 90
Latitude: 54.648651N Longitude: 2.746671W
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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
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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 |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
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3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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TheCaptain visited on 20th Sep 2022 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 After a fabulous breakfast its time to start my day. Once I have found my way out of Penrith, cross the river and turn right at Eaumont Bridge, right by King Arthur's Round Table henge. Right again before the motorway near a large millennium stone, and theres a parking area. Short walk to Mayburgh Henge, and what a fabulous place it is. Far bigger than I had imagined, the effort it must have taken to create this out of millions of river boulders and pebbles is astounding. I walk all around the henge taking a lot of pictures, none of which do it justice. The large stone standing in the middle really makes the place, along with all the old tree roots growing amongst the boulders. Terrific.
bishop_pam visited on 30th Sep 2020 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
Hodur visited on 30th Sep 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5
drolaf visited on 18th Jul 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
kthdsn visited on 18th Feb 2014 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5
Richard13 visited on 1st Mar 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5
FrothNinja visited - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 5
Humbucker SandyG DrewParsons nicoladidsbury sorschaL kelpie have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.14 Ambience: 4 Access: 4.57
According to antiquarians, 4 stones originally stood in the centre (a possible Four Poster stone circle according to Burl) and 4 others flanked the entrances. These were destroyed in 1720.
Access: The henge is 400m to the west of the A6, the Round Table is at the south west of the junction of the A6 with the A592.
For more information see Pastscape Monument No. 12002 and Historic England List ID 1007902. The Journal of Antiquities also includes an entry for Mayburgh Henge, Eamont Bridge, Cumbria, which also includes King Arthur's Round Table.
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