Английская Википедия:Grey Croft stone circle
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox ancient site Grey Croft stone circle is a restored stone circle near Seascale in Cumbria, England (Шаблон:Gbmapping). It is situated near the site of the former nuclear-power stations at Sellafield.
Description
Grey Croft stone circle is a circle of 12 stones situated south of the Sellafield nuclear site.[1] The circle is about 600 metres from the sea. Only 10 of the original 12 stones are currently standing.[2] There is a small outlying stone 21 metres to the north.[2]
History
The stones in the circle were toppled over and buried in 1820 by a tenant farmer, with the exception of one stone.[1] In 1949 the site was excavated and nine of the stones were located, and replaced as accurately as possible.[1]
The excavations uncovered an oval stone cairn situated in the circle centre.[1] Trenching under the cairn revealed charcoal traces, calcined bones, a broken early Bronze Age jet or lignite ring, and flint flakes and scraper.[1] A Great Langdale Late-Neolithic stone-axe was found near to the eastern stone of the circle.[2]
See also
- Swinside stone circle, 12 miles to the southeast
References
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 GREY CROFT STONE CIRCLE, Pastscape, retrieved 13 November 2013
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 Aubrey Burl (2005), A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany, page 44. Yale University Press. Шаблон:ISBN