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Gamelands embanked stone circle is a Bronze Age ritual monument located in Westmorland in northwest England. The site consists of a stone circle surrounded by an earthen bank, a configuration that places it among the rarer embanked examples within the broader tradition of prehistoric ceremonial circles in the Lake District and northern regions. The monument dates to the Bronze Age, reflecting the period of intensive ritual and communal activity represented by stone circle construction across Britain. Its surviving remains preserve evidence of prehistoric religious practice and social organisation, though like many such monuments its precise dating and original function remain subjects of ongoing archaeological study.
Gamelands embanked stone circle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011138. View the official record →
Gamelands embanked stone circle is a Bronze Age ritual monument located in Westmorland in northwest England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011138.
Gamelands embanked 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 1011138.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Friar Biggins monastic grange (1.3 km), Round cairn 450m south-east of Castle Folds (1.5 km), Castle Folds Romano-British defended stone hut circle settlement and medieval shieling (1.5 km).
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Gamelands embanked stone circle stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.