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<< Text Pages >> Wilson Scar - Stone Circle in England in Cumbria

Submitted by Anonymous on Tuesday, 17 September 2002  Page Views: 6953

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Wilson Scar
Country: England County: Cumbria Type: Stone Circle

Map Ref: NY549182  Landranger Map Number: 90
Latitude: 54.557017N  Longitude: 2.698871W
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
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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
3

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Possible Stone Circle or denuded cairn in Cumbria

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NY5418 : Shapbeck Quarry by David Purchase
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NY5518 : A glimpse of Shap Beck Quarry by Stephen Craven
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NY5518 : The Hanson Cement Works, Shap by Ian Greig
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NY5517 : Shapbeck Quarry by N Chadwick
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NY5518 : Shap Quarry Entrance. by John Holmes
by John Holmes
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Re: Wilson Scar by coldrum on Tuesday, 25 October 2011
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