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Sunkenkirk Stone Circle is a Bronze Age ceremonial monument located in Cumberland, approximately 230 metres south-east of Swinside. The circle comprises a ring of standing stones set upon a raised platform or platform mound, a feature that distinguishes it among the stone circles of the Lake District. Dating to the Bronze Age, the monument represents an important example of prehistoric ritual architecture in north-west England. The site is designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference NHLE list entry 1007226, recognising its archaeological significance and protected status.
Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, 230m south east of Swinside is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007226. View the official record →
Sunkenkirk Stone Circle is a Bronze Age ceremonial monument located in Cumberland, approximately 230 metres south-east of Swinside. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007226.
Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, 230m south east of Swinside 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 1007226.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Duddon Bridge Ironworks and associated leats and Duddon Bridge Bobbin Mill and associated leats 370m north west of Duddon Bridge (2.5 km), Little Grassoms prehistoric field system, two cairnfields and six funerary cairns on Bootle Fell (3.3 km), Great Grassoms prehistoric cairnfield, four funerary cairns, two medieval dispersed settlements and associated field systems on Bootle Fell (3.9 km).
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