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Mare and Foal stone circle, 400m north east of Milestone House

England
List entry 1017728
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017728
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.08 hectares
Grid reference
NY 72536 66333
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Mare and Foal stone circle is a Bronze Age monument located approximately four hundred metres north east of Milestone House in Northumberland. The site comprises a circle of standing stones typical of prehistoric ritual and ceremonial landscapes in northern England. Stone circles of this type are generally dated to the Bronze Age, representing significant communal gathering places and focal points for the societies that constructed them. The monument remains an important archaeological record of prehistoric settlement and ritual practice in the region.

Mare and Foal stone circle, 400m north east of Milestone House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017728. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Mare and Foal stone circle, 400m north east of Milestone House?

Mare and Foal stone circle is a Bronze Age monument located approximately four hundred metres north east of Milestone House in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017728.

Who is responsible for protecting Mare and Foal stone circle, 400m north east of Milestone House?

Mare and Foal stone circle, 400m north east of Milestone House 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 1017728.

What other scheduled monuments are near Mare and Foal stone circle, 400m north east of Milestone House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lees Hall Roman camp (2.2 km), Sunny Rigg 3 Roman temporary camp (2.5 km), Sunny Rigg 2 Roman temporary camp (2.7 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Lees Hall Roman camp
2.2 km
Sunny Rigg 3 Roman temporary camp
2.5 km
Sunny Rigg 2 Roman temporary camp
2.7 km
Bean Burn 2 Roman temporary camp
3 km
Sunny Rigg 1 Roman temporary camp
3.1 km
Bean Burn 1 Roman temporary camp
3.2 km
Camp in Oakwood SE of Plenmeller village
3.6 km
Fell End Roman temporary camp and section of the Stanegate Roman road
3.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Mare and Foal stone circle, 400m north east of Milestone House

Mare and Foal stone circle, 400m north east of Milestone House stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

The wider landscape

Around Mare and Foal stone circle, 400m north east of Milestone House

Hadrian's WallArchaeological site · ~6.4 milesBattle of Otterburn 1388Battle (1388) · ~19.5 miles
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