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Stone circle west of Great Knott, Lacra is a prehistoric ritual monument situated in Cumberland in the English Lake District. The circle belongs to the Bronze Age period, a time when such ceremonial stone settings were constructed across northern Britain. The monument comprises a ring of upright stones arranged in circular formation, typical of the monument class found throughout the region during the second millennium before the present era. Such circles served ritual, astronomical, or commemorative functions for the Bronze Age communities that inhabited this upland landscape.
Stone circle west of Great Knott, Lacra is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009122. View the official record →
Stone circle west of Great Knott, Lacra is a prehistoric ritual monument situated in Cumberland in the English Lake District. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009122.
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.
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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