Memorials & monuments · North East England
Stone circle and stone alignment 370m west of Threestoneburn House
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Stone circle and stone alignment 370m west of Threestoneburn House in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Stone circle and stone alignment 370m west of Threestoneburn House is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: The Cheviot SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Till Catchment SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Threestoneburn Stone Circle is an archaeological site, a stone circle near the village of Ilderton and about 5 miles (8 km) south of Wooler, in Northumberland, England. It is a scheduled monument.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
The circle, of the late Neolithic or early Bronze Age, is situated in a large clearing in the modern afforestation of Threestoneburn Wood, formerly overlooking a spacious valley to the east. It is on a slight promontory near the confluence of Threestone Burn and one of its tributaries. Its dimensions are 36 m north-west to south-east by 30 m north-east to south-west. There are 16 stones of local pink granite, set about 5.5 m apart; a larger gap on the east side is thought to be an original entrance. Four of these are upright, with heights 0.7 to; the rest are recumbent. About 28 m to the north are two granite stones, one of which is recumbent; immediately to their east is an alignment of…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.4783, -2.0469
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Ilderton
- Postcode
- NE66 4JN
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
Sources
- wikidata: Q17664993 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Threestoneburn Stone Circle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stone circle and stone alignment 370m west of Threestoneburn House?
- Stone circle and stone alignment 370m west of Threestoneburn House is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE66 4JN), in the parish of Ilderton.
- What is Stone circle and stone alignment 370m west of Threestoneburn House?
- Stone circle and stone alignment 370m west of Threestoneburn House in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Stone circle and stone alignment 370m west of Threestoneburn House?
- Drivers can use postcode NE66 4JN.
- Is Stone circle and stone alignment 370m west of Threestoneburn House a protected site?
- Yes — Stone circle and stone alignment 370m west of Threestoneburn House is part of the The Cheviot SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Till Catchment SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Stone circle and stone alignment 370m west of Threestoneburn House free to visit?
- Yes, Stone circle and stone alignment 370m west of Threestoneburn House is free to enter.
- How do I get to Stone circle and stone alignment 370m west of Threestoneburn House?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE66 4JN. It sits within the North Northumberland parliamentary constituency.