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Stone circle west of Great Knott, Lacra

England
List entry 1009122
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1009122
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.04 hectares
Grid reference
SD 14984 81326
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Stone circle west of Great Knott, Lacra is a prehistoric circular arrangement of standing stones located in Cumberland, England. The monument dates to the Bronze Age and forms part of the broader tradition of ceremonial and ritual stone circles constructed across northern Britain during this period. The site consists of a ring of stones positioned in the landscape west of the fell known as Great Knott, reflecting the typical layout of such monuments which served functions related to communal gathering, astronomical observation, or ritual practice. Like many stone circles of the region, it represents an important element of the Bronze Age archaeological heritage of the English Lake District and surrounding upland areas.

Stone circle west of Great Knott, Lacra is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009122. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Stone circle west of Great Knott, Lacra?

Stone circle west of Great Knott, Lacra is a prehistoric circular arrangement of standing stones located in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009122.

Who is responsible for protecting Stone circle west of Great Knott, Lacra?

Stone circle west 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 1009122.

What other scheduled monuments are near Stone circle west of Great Knott, Lacra?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two stone circles, a stone avenue and a stone alignment at Great Knott, Lacra (0.2 km), Lacra Old Kirk medieval dispersed settlement and associated lynchets 800m and 830m NNE of Bankfield House (0.2 km), Stone circle and funerary cairn 440m south west of Great Knott, Lacra (0.3 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
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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Local Names
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Two stone circles, a stone avenue and a stone alignment at Great Knott, Lacra
0.2 km
Lacra Old Kirk medieval dispersed settlement and associated lynchets 800m and 830m NNE of Bankfield House
0.2 km
Stone circle and funerary cairn 440m south west of Great Knott, Lacra
0.3 km
Stone circle 410m SSW of Great Knott, Lacra
0.4 km
Giant's Grave standing stones, Kirksanton
1.4 km
Millom Castle (ruined portions)
2.1 km
Hodbarrow Beacon
4.2 km
Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, 230m south east of Swinside
7.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Stone circle west of Great Knott, Lacra

Stone circle west of Great Knott, Lacra stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Ordovician, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is mafic tuff.

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