Nswinside stone circle history books

Dating from the bronze age swinside circle is one of the best preserved in the county. As one of the first such sites to enter into such an agreement it occupies a small place in the history of archaeological conservation. The stone circle, known as both sunkenkirk stone circle and swinside stone circle, measures approximately 28. The best known tradition of stone circle construction occurred across the british isles and brittany in the late neolithic and early bronze age, with over surviving examples, including avebury, the ring of. If you are new to the series, i imagine this makes the story pretty baffling.

The circle stands far from the main a595 road and nearly a mile from a back road that leads north from close to the village of halltwaites to cragg hall. Kate murdochs stone circle is a stunning historical fantasy debut set in renaissance italy, packed with rich imagery, welldeveloped characters, and an. Swinside, which is also known as sunkenkirk and swineshead, is a stone circle lying beside swinside fell, part of black combe in southern cumbria, north west england. One of around 1,300 recorded stone circles in the british isles and brittany, it was constructed as a part of a megalithic tradition that lasted from 3,300 to 900 bc, during what archaeologists categorise as the late neolithic and. This is a fantastic stone circle that stands on a small plateau of land with thwaites fell to the north and more closely overlooked by swinside fell to the west which gives the site its alternate name of swinside circle. Derryarkane stone circle is an axial stone circle and national monument located in county cork, ireland. The 4 lake district stone circles stone age and bronze age. Earth the strange origin of scotlands stone circles bbc. There are few stone circles in britain in such a dramatic setting as that of castlerigg, which overlooks the thirlmere valley with the mountains of high seat and. Sunkenkirk stone circle, 230m south east of swinside. Also known as sunkenkirk, from a legend that folk tried to build a church there. The purpose of scotlands ancient stone circles is one of archaeologys most enduring mysteries.

Burl presents historical considerations of the stone circles, updated with his own. When one thinks of stone circles, the likelihood is that stonehenge and avebury are the first that come to mind. The stone circle at castlerigg is situated near keswick in cumbria, north west england. There is a welldefined entrance at the southeast, where there are two portal stones outside the circumference. Castlerigg, cockpit, swinside and burnmoor stone circles in the lake district are all free to visit. The stones are up to 10 feet 3 metres high and form what appears to be virtually a perfect circle, with an entrance on the south east. Breeny more stone circle is an axial stone circle and national monument located in county cork, ireland. Swinside stone circle was constructed from local slate slabs on a foundation of packed pebbles some 5,000 years before you were born. A stone circle is a monument of stones arranged in a circle or ellipse. This book makes many allusions to the first book in the series. Sunkenkirk swinside stone circle north of hallthwaites.

The circle is on private land but can normally be accessed. Such monuments have been constructed in many parts of the world throughout history for many different reasons. Burl has written a good book, but has missed out many stone circles and. This littlevisited stone circle is one of the finest in britain. Like castlerigg, it dates from the neolithic period and its entrance seems to line up with the midwinter sunset.

Author john malam studied ancient history and archaeology and worked as an. Last year i bought a book on stone circles in the lake district, but still never got around to visiting the more out of the way ones. History of castlerigg stone circle english heritage. For those who are enthralled by these enigmatic rings, this book offers fascinating.