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Langdale Axe Factory
Trip No.5 Entry No.1 Date Added: 23rd Feb 2011
Site Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Would like to visit
Langdale Axe Factory submitted by Thorgrim on 15th Nov 2003. The Langdale Pikes in Great Langdale.
(see article on Langdale Axes)
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Log Text: Offcuts of stone axes in the mountains - featured in Episode Three of BBC's History of Ancient Britain
Swinside
Trip No.5 Entry No.3 Date Added: 23rd Feb 2011
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Would like to visit
Swinside submitted by rldixon on 15th Jan 2006. Swinside well worth the walk
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Log Text: Sunkenkirk stone circle (alternative name) - Episode Three of BBC's History of Ancient Britain
Swarth Fell
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 13th Jun 2011
Swarth Fell submitted by Andy B on 13th Jun 2011. Stone Circle
Above Swarth fell. The circle had proved elusive on previous visits but this appears to be the one marked on the maps.
Copyright Michael Graham and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence
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Knipe Scar
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 13th Jun 2011
Knipe Scar submitted by Andy B on 13th Jun 2011. Stone Circle
On Knipe Moor.If it was not marked on the map not many would be able to pick it out on the limestone pavement
Copyright Michael Graham and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.
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The Armitt
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Museum
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jan 2012
The Armitt submitted by Andy B on 18th Jan 2012. The Armitt Museum and Art Gallery
Image copyright: Armitt Museum and Art Gallery
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Yewcroft
Date Added: 12th Jun 2015
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 1st Oct 2013
Yewcroft submitted by Andy B on 1st Oct 2013. Monday 2 Sept 2013, the excavation about to start. Gazebo under construction.
Photo taken from the top of the long field, next to a white triangular inverted standing stone that marks the midsummer sunrise position as viewed from the missing stone circle.
The sea is beyond. The Isle of Man is hidden in mist.
Image copyright Terence Meaden
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Stone Forest by Kimio Tsuchiya
Date Added: 12th Jun 2015
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 3rd May 2014
Stone Forest by Kimio Tsuchiya submitted by Andy B on 3rd May 2014. Stone Forest by Kimio Tsuchiya, one of the many sculptures in Grizedale forest.
Copyright Stephen Middlemiss and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence
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Long Meg
Date Added: 12th Jun 2015
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 26th Sep 2014
Long Meg submitted by Andy B on 26th Sep 2014. Some very clear images of Long Meg from Karl J Stone - have these extra 'scratch' and pock markings been recorded before? Could there be more rock art here?
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King Arthur's Round Table
Trip No.14 Entry No.7 Date Added: 13th May 2019
Site Type: Henge
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Would like to visit
King Arthur's Round Table submitted by Patrick Frost on 14th Oct 2002. King Arthur's Round Table in Cumbria.
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Log Text: No 7. in Kenny Brophy's Top Ten Urban Prehistory site selections, compiled for our Old Stones book.
Long Meg
Trip No.20 Entry No.13 Date Added: 26th Feb 2024
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes
Long Meg submitted by JanF on 22nd Jun 2010. Long Meg (and her daughters) Stone Circle, Cumbria UK, is a magical place.. I watched the sunset on this special day in memory of my loved one.. Many others were here with me.. Complete strangers, but yet close friends..
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Log Text: #3 in our rundown of favourite standing stones (and pairs) in Britain
Arbor Low 1
Date Added: 17th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 24th Nov 2001
Arbor Low 1 submitted by Andy B on 24th Nov 2001. Flowers at Arbor Low
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Barbrook 1
Date Added: 17th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 25th Nov 2001
Barbrook 1 submitted by Andy B on 25th Nov 2001. Barbrook I General View
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Barbrook 2
Date Added: 17th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 25th Nov 2001
Barbrook 2 submitted by Andy B on 25th Nov 2001. Barbrook II Centre
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Creswell Crags
Trip No.3 Entry No.5 Date Added: 14th Feb 2011
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Would like to visit
Creswell Crags submitted by stu on 10th Dec 2005. Looking down the limestone gorge of Creswell Crags...the cliffs and caves almost completely hidden by the trees.
Even if you don't go for any of the cave tours on offer....Creswell is a great place to spend an afternoon.
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Log Text: Featured as part of BBC's History of Ancient Britain with Neil Oliver
Bullring
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Henge
Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 7th Aug 2011
Bullring submitted by Andy B on 7th Aug 2011. Finds from the Bull Ring in Buxton museum, shown at the Bull Ring Open Day
Image by Michael Gilligan
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Gardoms Edge Stone
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 28th Mar 2012
Gardoms Edge Stone submitted by Andy B on 28th Mar 2012. Gardom Monolith: Image from the team’s photographic survey (Oct 2011), taken looking directly to the west. Note the triangular shape and flat north facing side.
Credit: D Brown/Nottingham Trent University
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Longstone Moor
Trip No.12 Entry No.3 Date Added: 21st Mar 2017
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Would like to visit
Longstone Moor submitted by twentytrees on 7th Jun 2006. The barrow with its cairn.
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Cluther Rocks
Trip No.12 Entry No.4 Date Added: 21st Mar 2017
Site Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Would like to visit
Cluther Rocks submitted by Boggart on 21st Oct 2012. Abandoned quern stone at Cluther Rocks looking down to Kinder Reservoir
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Gardoms Edge Stone
Trip No.20 Entry No.2 Date Added: 24th Feb 2024
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes
Gardoms Edge Stone submitted by royston7 on 27th Nov 2012. Gardoms edge monolith taken from the east showing the ( not quite ) flat north face. See notes in contribution.
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Log Text: #14 in our rundown of favourite standing stones (and pairs) in Britain. Gardoms Edge Stone (Derbyshire) - quite possibly a Bronze Age sundial. More of Dr Daniel Brown’s research on our pages:
Sharpitor NW double row
Date Added: 17th Sep 2010
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 10th Oct 2003
Sharpitor NW double row submitted by Andy B on 10th Oct 2003. Double stone row on Dartmoor
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