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Kemp Howe
Date Added: 21st Sep 2016
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Would like to visit
Kemp Howe submitted by nicoladidsbury on 29th Mar 2004. This is the remains of what must have been a beautiful stone circle. The stones are pink granite and have a lovely glow. Unfortunately the ambience has been shattered by the "wonderful" victorians, who built the railway on top of it.
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Studfold Stone Circle
Date Added: 3rd Dec 2016
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Would like to visit
Studfold Stone Circle submitted by paulcall on 29th Sep 2006. This rather ruinous circle of small stones is divided by a wall. There are 4 stones on this, the west side of the wall.........
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Green How Enclosure
Date Added: 8th Feb 2017
Site Type: Causewayed Enclosure
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Would like to visit
Green How Enclosure submitted by nicoladidsbury on 16th May 2004. Grid Ref: NY257375
Green How, Cumbria
The photo shows two of the enclosures on Aughertree Fell. There are also two bronze age burial mounds and two ancient springs nearby, one called Pike-eel Well, and the other called Elfa Well, where fairies are to be found....
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Castlesteads (Tirril)
Date Added: 13th Apr 2017
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Would like to visit
Castlesteads (Yanwath Wood)
Date Added: 13th Apr 2017
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Would like to visit
Castlesteads (Yanwath Wood) submitted by Anne T on 7th Apr 2018. Standing almost in the middle of the interior of the enclosure looking north west. Parts of the enclosure are being used for grouse/pheasant feeding stations. Another part had iron sheeting laid over a dug out area.
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Moor Divock 5
Date Added: 13th Apr 2017
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Would like to visit
Moor Divock 5 submitted by stu on 16th Jul 2004. NY 4930 2217.
Round cairn with 3 stones on its western side aligned N-S.
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White Raise Cairn
Date Added: 14th Apr 2017
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Would like to visit
White Raise Cairn submitted by baz on 3rd May 2003. White Raise Cairn (NY489224). This 20m. long cairn has an exposed central cist.
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Newton Reigny
Date Added: 14th Apr 2017
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Would like to visit
Newton Reigny Enclosure submitted by Anne T on 26th Nov 2017. Standing at the gate to the field containing part of this enclosure, looking north. A series of low banks and ditches can be seen, largely to the left hand side of the small cluster of sheep. Not a huge amount to be seen, but this site is believed to be of Dark Ages origin, according to the Curator of Carlisle Museum.
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Castle How Fort
Date Added: 16th Apr 2017
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Would like to visit
Castle How Fort submitted by Linanjohn on 22nd May 2024. The summit area of Castle Howe
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Castle-Head (Lindale)
Date Added: 16th Jun 2017
Site Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Would like to visit
Potter Fell
Date Added: 16th Jun 2017
Site Type: Ring Cairn
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Would like to visit
Potter Fell submitted by Bladup on 21st May 2013. Potter fell circle.
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Great Burney
Date Added: 16th Jun 2017
Site Type: Ring Cairn
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Would like to visit
Great Burney submitted by Alphasmam on 10th May 2014. Great Burney cairn Grid ref SD26401 85541 turned out to be several cairns in what looked like a settlement.Some were exposed but others were under grass but the outlines could be seen. the cairns were tucked in under the fell side and commanded a view across to Lowick High Common (now the site of a wind farm) and the Duddon Estuary.
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The Kirk Stone Row
Date Added: 16th Jun 2017
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Would like to visit
The Kirk Stone Row submitted by SandyG on 9th Jan 2018. View from the south showing the position of The Kirk with a white arrow. The mountains beyond form part of the Lake District.
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Woodhead Round Cairn
Date Added: 29th Jul 2017
Site Type: Round Cairn
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Would like to visit
Woodhead Round Cairn submitted by Anne T on 30th Jan 2017. First view of the Woodhead Round Cairn after having crossed Green's Burn and heading up the slope.
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Tullie House Museum
Date Added: 26th Sep 2017
Site Type: Museum
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Would like to visit
Tullie House Museum submitted by Anne T on 19th Sep 2017. Walking around the Cursing Stone - a bit difficult to photograph in what is largely a dimly lit pedestrian underpass with bright lights illuminating a few spots and shining off the stone.
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Castle Folds
Date Added: 19th Nov 2019
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 18th Nov 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Castle Folds submitted by h_fenton on 12th Jun 2011. Castle Folds defended Romano-British settlement, viewed from the south west.
Kite Aerial Photgraph
23 April 2011 @ 8.53am
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Log Text: If the weather is other than warm and dry and settled, try to find an approach on grass. There is one on the south side. Limestone pavement can be very slippery. It was covered in black ice at the time of my visit.
Let me know if you find a quern stone on, near or within the site.
The Cockpit
Date Added: 30th Oct 2017
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Would like to visit
The Cockpit submitted by LivingRocks on 18th Mar 2005. A panoramic view of the Cockpit Stone Circle which according to Magicmap ‘includes a circular kerbed stone bank 2.8m -11.2m wide and up to 0.5m high which encloses an area approximately 27m in diameter. There are 27 (?) standing and recumbent stones set largely into the internal face of this bank, thereby creating the stone circle. The tallest standing stone measures about 0.95m high and some of the recumbent stones are up to 1.9m in length. Within the eastern side of the stone circle, abuttin...
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The Priapus Stone
Date Added: 21st Nov 2017
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Would like to visit
The Priapus Stone, Great Urswick submitted by Sunny100 on 29th May 2010. The Priapus Stone, Great Urswick, SD.271739.
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Askham Fell Stone Row
Date Added: 23rd Nov 2017
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Would like to visit
Askham Fell Stone Row submitted by SandyG on 7th Jan 2018. Stone row at NY 49246 22233. View from north west.
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Brat's Hill
Date Added: 9th Jan 2018
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Would like to visit
Brat's Hill submitted by TheCaptain on 5th Jan 2018. Brat's Hill stone circle is a splendid thing, in a magnificent location.
Seen here looking northeast towards Sca Fell
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