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Two stone circles, a stone avenue and a stone alignment at Great Knott, Lacra is a Neolithic or Bronze Age ceremonial monument complex located in Cumberland, England. The site comprises two distinct circular stone arrangements connected by a linear stone avenue, with an additional stone alignment also present within the complex. These monuments represent significant evidence of prehistoric ritual and ceremonial practice in the Lake District region, reflecting the considerable labour and social organisation invested in monumental construction during the later prehistoric period. The precise chronology and original functions of the individual components remain subjects of archaeological study, though such complexes typically served important communal and possibly religious purposes for the communities that constructed them.
Two stone circles, a stone avenue and a stone alignment at Great Knott, Lacra is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009111. View the official record →
Two stone circles, a stone avenue and a stone alignment at Great Knott, Lacra is a Neolithic or Bronze Age ceremonial monument complex located in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009111.
Two stone circles, a stone avenue and a stone alignment at 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 1009111.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone circle west of Great Knott, Lacra (0.2 km), Stone circle 410m SSW of Great Knott, Lacra (0.3 km), Stone circle and funerary cairn 440m south west of Great Knott, Lacra (0.4 km).
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