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Stone circle north east of Thackthwaite Beck is a Bronze Age ritual monument located in Yorkshire. The circle comprises a ring of standing stones whose original number and precise diameter reflect typical Late Neolithic or Bronze Age ceremonial practice in the upland regions of northern England. Such circles served communal ritual and possibly astronomical functions for the prehistoric populations of the Pennine landscape. The monument's survival into the modern period, despite agricultural and pastoral use of the surrounding moorland, attests to its substantial construction and cultural significance to its builders.
Stone circle north east of Thackthwaite Beck is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010554. View the official record →
Stone circle north east of Thackthwaite Beck is a Bronze Age ritual monument located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010554.
Stone circle north east of Thackthwaite Beck 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 1010554.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ox Close small stone circle, Nab End (1 km), Carperby market cross (2.2 km), Castle Dykes Henge (4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Stone circle north east of Thackthwaite Beck's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Stone circle north east of Thackthwaite Beck stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.