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Fancarl Top stone circle is a Bronze Age monument located in Yorkshire, England. The site consists of a ring of standing stones positioned on elevated moorland typical of prehistoric ceremonial landscapes in the Pennines. Like other stone circles of the Bronze Age, it would have served ritual and possibly astronomical purposes for the communities that constructed and used it. The monument remains an important archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and ceremonial practices in northern England.
Fancarl Top stone circle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008781. View the official record →
Fancarl Top stone circle is a Bronze Age monument located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008781.
Fancarl Top 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 1008781.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rock with at least five cup marks and a sinuous groove mark 615m NNE of Ridge Lathe, Pinder Hawes Hill, Skyreholme (1.8 km), Rock with at least 24 cup marks, many interconnected by groove marks, 345m north west of High Lathe, Burnetts Ridge, Skyreholme (2.3 km), Rock with at least 30 cup marks, some joined by groove marks, near gate into Larnshaw from Forest Road, 420m north of High Lathe, Skyreholme (2.3 km).
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