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Arkle Beck stone circle is a Bronze Age monument located in Yorkshire, England. The circle consists of a ring of standing stones positioned in the upland landscape characteristic of prehistoric ceremonial and ritual sites of the second millennium BC. Like other stone circles of northern England, it represents evidence of organised community activity and the significance of circular monuments in Bronze Age religious or social practice. The site remains an important archaeological record of prehistoric settlement patterns and ritual behaviour in the Yorkshire uplands.
Arkle Beck stone circle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008775. View the official record →
Arkle Beck stone circle is a Bronze Age monument located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008775.
Arkle Beck stone circle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1008775.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lead mines and smeltmills at Moulds Side west of Langthwaite (4.4 km), Ring cairn and adjacent round cairn on Low Moor, 460m NNW of High Eskeleth (4.9 km), Two adjacent ring cairns on Low Moor, 310m north west of High Eskeleth (5 km).
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