<< Our Photo Pages >> Knipe Scar - Stone Circle in England in Cumbria
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Knipe Scar Alternative Name: Druids' CircleCountry: England County: Cumbria Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Penrith Nearest Village: High Knipe
Map Ref: NY52881930 Landranger Map Number: 90
Latitude: 54.566718N Longitude: 2.730279W
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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JulieRowland visited on 10th Nov 2019 - their rating: Cond: 1 Amb: 3 Access: 4 Very none descript, only found it by post marking the area
steve18566 Andy B have visited here
Very difficult to find and the circle is anything but overwhelming. Still its in a good place with terrific views and some good limestone paving.
For more information see Pastscape Monument No. 11819, an extract of which reads: "The monument consists of a ring bank of limestone boulders and rubble up to 2.5m wide and 0.9m high that encloses an oval internal area measuring c15m by 11m. There is a limestone block at the centre of the ring cairn and other blocks are scattered on the south-west and north-west quadrants; scheduled."
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