Scheduled MonumentsEnglandDuddo stone circle, 800m north east of Grindonrigg

Duddo stone circle, 800m north east of Grindonrigg

England
List entry 1006622
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006622
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.06 hectares
Grid reference
NT 93057 43705
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Duddo Stone Circle is a Bronze Age ritual monument located in Northumberland, approximately 800 metres north-east of Grindonrigg. The circle comprises five standing stones arranged in a roughly circular configuration, representing one of the more modest stone circles of northern England. Dating to the Bronze Age, the monument reflects the ceremonial and astronomical practices of prehistoric communities in this region. The stones themselves are of local geology, and the site's exposed moorland location is characteristic of upland ritual sites constructed during the second millennium before the present era.

Duddo stone circle, 800m north east of Grindonrigg is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006622. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Duddo stone circle, 800m north east of Grindonrigg?

Duddo Stone Circle is a Bronze Age ritual monument located in Northumberland, approximately 800 metres north-east of Grindonrigg. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006622.

Who is responsible for protecting Duddo stone circle, 800m north east of Grindonrigg?

Duddo stone circle, 800m north east of Grindonrigg 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 1006622.

What other scheduled monuments are near Duddo stone circle, 800m north east of Grindonrigg?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ford Westfield settlement (7.3 km), Camp 400yds (370m) NNE of Flodden (8.3 km), Fordwood camp, Broomridge Dean (8.3 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Duddo stone circle, 800m north east of Grindonrigg

Duddo stone circle, 800m north east of Grindonrigg stands on Border Group, bedrock that formed in the Meramecian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate argillaceous rocks and limestone.