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The Battle Stone is a standing stone monument located in Northumberland, England. The stone marks the site of a historical conflict, though the specific battle it commemorates and the precise dating of the stone itself remain subjects of local tradition and historical interpretation. Standing stones of this type are characteristic of monuments erected across northern England from various periods, often serving as territorial markers or memorials to significant events. Its significance lies both in its potential connection to medieval or earlier conflict in the region and in its status as a notable landscape feature that has endured in the Northumberland countryside.
The Battle Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017377. View the official record →
The Battle Stone is a standing stone monument located in Northumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017377.
The Battle Stone 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 1017377.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairnfield 400m north of Threestoneburn House (8.7 km), Romano-British farmstead on the eastern slope of Dod Hill, 1km north of The Dod (8.9 km), Stone circle and stone alignment 370m west of Threestoneburn House (9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Battle Stone's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
The Battle Stone stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.