<< Our Photo Pages >> Walshaw Dean Reservoir - Stone Circle in England in Yorkshire (West)
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Walshaw Dean ReservoirCountry: England County: Yorkshire (West) Type: Stone Circle
Map Ref: SD96473355 Landranger Map Number: 103
Latitude: 53.798243N Longitude: 2.055073W
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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Ling Roth places the circle 'on the left hand side of the valley going up, a few yards above the dam of the second reservoir' the published GPS co-ordinates put it beyond the dam of the third reservoir. Working from Ling Roth’s description I was able to confirm that the circle still exists in the position he describes, very close to the dam near the lodge. (My co-ordinates - SD96472 33553 Garmin Etrex).
There appear to be 6 (possibly 7) of the original stones still earthfast in their original positions, and I was able to recreate the 1902 photo of the site published by Ling Roth, matching up both the remaining stones & the landscape.
There is no trace of the central horseshoe shaped feature shown in the 1902 photo but this is not surprising as Ling Roth recorded it as having gone by 1906, it is described in the description of the site as a possible cairn, my own feeling is that it may have been a grouse butt of more modern origin.
The position of the circle is below the waterline of the reservoir and it is now packed with the lining stones, but it is still clearly identifiable and deposits will no doubt remain below ground.
At the present time water levels are low and the site is fully exposed, judging from its position close to the bank of the reservoir, I would expect it to be frequently accessible, no more than a 2-3 metre drop in levels will leave the stones high and dry.
This site is also featured on The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) - see their entry for Walshaw Dean, Wadsworth Moor, West Yorkshire, which gives directions for finding this site, together with a plan of the stone circle (by Walshaw Dean), an early photo of the circle, and descriptions from a number of sources. TNA notes: "There is also the peculiar addition inside this stone circle of an arc of walling facing southeast, which is unique in this part of Britain. But this walling seems to have been a later addition and has the hallmarks of being some small shelter ... To my knowledge, no subsequent excavation of the site has ever been done, but it would appear that the waters have washed part of the site away and any remains that may once have been found within the ring have been discarded by more than a century of erosion. Traces of small walled structures have also been noted close to the circle in recent years, suggestive of settlement remains." TNA confirms the site can still be seen "in a good drought".
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