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Concentric Stone Circle on Birkrigg Common is a Neolithic or Bronze Age monument situated in Lancashire, consisting of two concentric rings of standing stones. The circle measures approximately 30 metres in diameter and originally comprised multiple stones arranged in distinct inner and outer rings, though some stones have been lost or displaced over time. The monument remains a significant example of prehistoric ceremonial or ritual architecture in the north west of England, though its precise function and dating within the Neolithic or Bronze Age periods requires further archaeological investigation. The site's survival on the open moorland of Birkrigg Common contributes to its importance as a rare upland stone circle in the Lancashire region.
Concentric stone circle on Birkrigg Common is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013501. View the official record →
Concentric Stone Circle on Birkrigg Common is a Neolithic or Bronze Age monument situated in Lancashire, consisting of two concentric rings of standing stones. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013501.
Concentric stone circle on Birkrigg Common 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 1013501.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn on Appleby Hill (0.5 km), Round cairn on Birkrigg Common, 520m north west of High Sunbrick Farm (1 km), Romano-British enclosed hut circle settlement 660m south east of Holme Bank (1.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Concentric stone circle on Birkrigg Common's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Concentric stone circle on Birkrigg Common stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.