Hill forts · Yorkshire & the Humber
Grubstones
Grubstones — stone circle in West Yorkshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Burley-in-Wharfedale · 2.9 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Grubstones is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "stone circle in West Yorkshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.8984°, -1.7940°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: South Pennine Moors SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: BRADFORD PENNINE GATEWAY
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Grubstones (grid reference SE136447) is a stone circle on Burley Moor in West Yorkshire, England. It is believed to be either an embanked stone circle or a ring cairn.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
The circle has a diameter of about 10 m. One third of the circle on the south side has been destroyed by shooting butts. Four large loose stones in the interior may have come from this break. The interior was excavated circa 1846 which revealed a cremation, accompanied by a flint spearhead. In the 20th century there was additional damage in the form of a subrectangular earthwork mound said to be an "orgone accumulator". Orgone is supposed to be a vital energy or life force which informs the universe, and which can be collected and stored in an orgone accumulator for subsequent use in the treatment of illness.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.8984, -1.7940
- District
- Bradford
- Parish
- Burley
- Postcode
- LS29 7BG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Shipley
- Nearest railway station
- Burley-in-Wharfedale — 2.9 km
- Official site
- www.megalithic.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q14949373 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Grubstones (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Grobstones Stone Circle, Burley Moor - geograph.org.uk - 44791.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Grubstones?
- Grubstones is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode LS29 7BG), in the parish of Burley.
- Is Grubstones a listed building?
- Grubstones is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Grubstones a protected site?
- Yes — Grubstones is part of the South Pennine Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the BRADFORD PENNINE GATEWAY National Nature Reserve.
- Is Grubstones free to visit?
- Yes, Grubstones is free to enter.
- How do I get to Grubstones?
- The nearest railway station is Burley-in-Wharfedale, about 2.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LS29 7BG.