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Stone circle 410m SSW of Great Knott, Lacra is a Bronze Age ritual monument located in Cumberland. The circle comprises a ring of standing stones typical of prehistoric ceremonial sites in the Lake District region, dating to the second millennium BC. Such circles served important communal functions in Bronze Age society, likely associated with ritual gatherings and astronomical observation. The monument represents a significant example of the stone circle tradition that flourished across northern Britain during this period.
Stone circle 410m SSW of Great Knott, Lacra is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009110. View the official record →
Stone circle 410m SSW of Great Knott, Lacra is a Bronze Age ritual monument located in Cumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009110.
Stone circle 410m SSW of Great Knott, Lacra 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 1009110.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone circle and funerary cairn 440m south west of Great Knott, Lacra (0.1 km), Two stone circles, a stone avenue and a stone alignment at Great Knott, Lacra (0.3 km), Stone circle west of Great Knott, Lacra (0.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Stone circle 410m SSW of Great Knott, Lacra's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Stone circle 410m SSW of Great Knott, Lacra stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Ordovician, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is mafic tuff.