Kinniside Stone Circle
 Kinniside Stone Circle | |
  Shown within Cumbria | |
| Location | Cumbria |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 54°30′47″N 3°27′10″W / 54.513013°N 3.452687°W |
| Type | Stone circle |
| History | |
| Periods | Neolithic? / Bronze Age? |
Kinniside Stone Circle (or Blakeley Raise Stone Circle) is a reconstructed stone circle in the civil parish of Ennerdale and Kinniside in Cumbria, England (grid reference NY060140).
Description[edit]
Kinniside Stone Circle is situated next to the fell road from Ennerdale Bridge to Calder Bridge in Cumbria.[1] It consists of 11 small stones of local granite with a possible cairn at its centre.[2]
The circle was apparently dismantled in the 18th century by a farmer who used the stones for gate-posts.[2] In 1925 a Doctor Quine of Frizington "restored" the stone circle, setting the stones in concrete.[2] Whether or not he erected the stones in their original stone holes is unclear, and it is unlikely that all of the re-erected stones come from the original circle.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Kinniside Stone Circle". Visit Cumbria. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ a b c d Historic England. "Monument No. 8812". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 17 August 2015.
External links[edit]
Media related to Kinniside Stone Circle at Wikimedia Commons