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Wet Withens is an embanked stone circle located in Derbyshire, England, consisting of a ring of stones surrounded by an earthen bank. The monument dates to the Bronze Age, representing a ritual or ceremonial site from prehistory. Adjacent to the stone circle stands a cairn, an ancient burial mound that forms part of the same archaeological complex. Together these features constitute significant evidence of Bronze Age ritual practice and mortuary tradition in the Peak District landscape.
Embanked stone circle known as Wet Withens, and adjacent cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018480. View the official record →
Wet Withens is an embanked stone circle located in Derbyshire, England, consisting of a ring of stones surrounded by an earthen bank. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018480.
Embanked stone circle known as Wet Withens, and adjacent cairn 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 1018480.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow and wayside cross WSW of Pilsley (8.3 km), Fin Cop promontory fort, bowl barrow and eighteenth century lime kiln with associated quarry (9.5 km), Ashford Bridge (9.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Embanked stone circle known as Wet Withens, and adjacent cairn's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Embanked stone circle known as Wet Withens, and adjacent cairn stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.