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Giant's Grave is a Bronze Age standing stone monument located at Kirksanton in Cumberland, England. The site consists of two tall stones that are believed to date from the Bronze Age, representing a burial or ritual ceremonial context typical of prehistoric monument construction in northern Britain. The stones stand prominently in the landscape and have retained local significance through their survival into the modern era, evidenced by their vernacular naming tradition. Like many such monuments, Giant's Grave reflects the spiritual and territorial concerns of Bronze Age communities in the region.
Giant's Grave standing stones, Kirksanton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009486. View the official record →
Giant's Grave is a Bronze Age standing stone monument located at Kirksanton in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009486.
Giant's Grave standing stones, Kirksanton 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 1009486.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lacra Old Kirk medieval dispersed settlement and associated lynchets 800m and 830m NNE of Bankfield House (1.2 km), Stone circle and funerary cairn 440m south west of Great Knott, Lacra (1.3 km), Stone circle west of Great Knott, Lacra (1.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Giant's Grave standing stones, Kirksanton'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.
Giant's Grave standing stones, Kirksanton stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.