Hill forts · North West England
Birkrigg stone circle
Birkrigg stone circle — archaeological site in Ulverston, South Lakeland, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Ulverston · 4.1 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Birkrigg stone circle is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "archaeological site in Ulverston, South Lakeland, England, UK". Coordinates: 54.1560°, -3.0856°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Morecambe Bay SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Morecambe Bay
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Birkrigg stone circle (also known as the Druid's Temple or Druids' Circle) is a Bronze Age stone circle on Birkrigg Common, two miles south of Ulverston in the English county of Cumbria.
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Background
Description
The circle consists of two rings of stones, the inner being 8.5 m wide and consisting of 12 stones varying between 0.3 m and 0.9 m tall and the outer measuring 26 m and consisting of 20 smaller stones. Limited excavation within the inner circle in 1911 found an upper and lower pavement of cobbles. Below the lower layer of cobbles five cremations were uncovered, three in pits, one on a layer of cobbles and one covered by an inverted urn. A second excavation in 1921 produced a few small stone implements which the excavator thought might be a pestle, a palate and a piece of red ochre, and which might therefore have had a ceremonial use.
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- Coordinates
- 54.1560, -3.0856
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Aldingham
- Postcode
- LA12 9RE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Barrow and Furness
- Nearest railway station
- Ulverston — 4.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q4916500 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Birkrigg stone circle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Birkrigg stone circle.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Birkrigg stone circle?
- Birkrigg stone circle is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode LA12 9RE), in the parish of Aldingham.
- Is Birkrigg stone circle a listed building?
- Birkrigg stone circle is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Birkrigg stone circle a protected site?
- Yes — Birkrigg stone circle is part of the Morecambe Bay SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Morecambe Bay Ramsar wetland.
- Is Birkrigg stone circle free to visit?
- Yes, Birkrigg stone circle is free to enter.
- How do I get to Birkrigg stone circle?
- The nearest railway station is Ulverston, about 4.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LA12 9RE.