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Standing stone 180m NNE of Skirsgill is a prehistoric monument located in Cumberland, England. The stone forms part of the broader landscape of Bronze Age and earlier ritual monuments characteristic of the upland regions of northern England. As a standing stone, it represents the material culture and territorial practices of communities in the late Neolithic or Bronze Age periods, though precise dating remains uncertain without archaeological investigation. Its survival into the modern period demonstrates the durability of such monuments and their continued presence in the worked landscape of Cumbria.
Standing stone 180m NNE of Skirsgill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007626. View the official record →
Standing stone 180m NNE of Skirsgill is a prehistoric monument located in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007626.
Standing stone 180m NNE of Skirsgill 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 1007626.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British settlement at Cragside Wood (7.4 km), Moated site and annexe east of Setterahpark Wood (7.5 km), Bridge over Heltondale Beck 550ft (170m) S of Widewath (7.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Standing stone 180m NNE of Skirsgill'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.
Standing stone 180m NNE of Skirsgill stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.