Birkrigg Stone Circle
Birkrigg Stone Circle Complex
Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age (3000–1800 BCE)·Cumbrian·🇬🇧 Cumbria, Furness, United Kingdom
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About Birkrigg Stone Circle
Birkrigg Stone Circle in Cumbria, Furness, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age (3000–1800 BCE) megalithic attributed to Cumbrian culture. Detailed survey and excavation document architectural phasing. The site includes a principal feature and ancillary settlement or ceremonial elements.
Why it mattersKey Cumbrian site illustrating Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age (3000–1800 BCE) megalithic traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Birkrigg Stone Circle
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Cumbrian
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 2000 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age (3000–1800 BCE)
- Culture
- Cumbrian
- Purpose
- Double-concentric circle 30 m and 13 m
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
54.1572° N · 3.0821° W · 127 m · 3 mapped features
- Birkrigg Stone Circle — Principal FeaturestructurePrimary megalithic feature at Birkrigg Stone Circle54.1580° N · 3.0813° W
- Birkrigg Stone Circle — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary complex at Birkrigg Stone Circle with settlement traces54.1565° N · 3.0827° W
- Birkrigg Stone Circle — Outlierrock artOutlier alignment or rock art at Birkrigg Stone Circle54.1583° N · 3.0831° W
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