Swinside Stone circle.
N 54° 16.956 W 003° 16.425
30U E 482177 N 6014999
Swinside stone circle also known as Sunkenkirk stone circle is thought by many to be one of the most complete and best stone circles not only in the UK but in Western Europe.
Waymark Code: WM3454
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/06/2008
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Swinside stone circle is Neolithic Bronze age 3300BC.
The stone circle is set in splendid isolation and is about one mile from the nearest parking place,for this reason it's visitor numbers are far less than the better known Castlerigg stone circle .
The circle is 93 feet in diameter,and the tallest stone is 7 foot 6 inches high.The stones are Porphyritic slate from the adjacent fells,the heaviest weighing about 5 tons.
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