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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| 54°09′23″N 3°05′06″W / 54.15647°N 3.08489°W | |
| Type | Stone circle |
| Periods | Neolithic / Bronze Age |
| Location | Ulverston grid reference SD292739 |
Description
editThe 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.[1] 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.[1] 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.[1]
References
edit- 1 2 3 Historic England. "Druid's Circle (38039)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 12 August 2014.
External links
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- "Birkrigg stone circle". Visitor Attractions. The Cumbria Directory.
- Historic England. "Concentric stone circle on Birkrigg Common (1013501)". National Heritage List for England.