Swinside

Swinside, which is also known as Sunkenkirk and Swineshead, is a stone circle lying beside Swinside Fell, part of in southern , North West England.
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  • Archaeological site
  • Description: stone circle in Millom Without, Cumbria, England, UK
  • Also known as
    “Sunkenkirk”
    “Sunkenkirk Stone Circle”
    “Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, 230m south east of Swinside”
    “Swineshead”
    “Swinside Stone Circle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Baystone Bank Reservoir and Thwaites Church.
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is a pond, which is situated 1¼ miles south of Swinside.
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St Anne's Church is in the village of Thwaites, , England. is situated 1½ miles south of Swinside.
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The is a surviving charcoal-fuelled… is situated 1½ miles east of Swinside.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Broughton-in-Furness and Foxfield.
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is a small market town in the… is situated 2½ miles east of Swinside.
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is a village on the west coast of … is situated 3 miles southeast of Swinside.
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is a small village and civil parish in the… is situated 3½ miles northeast of Swinside.

Swinside

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Latitude
54.2825° or 54° 16′ 57″ north
Longitude
-3.27386° or 3° 16′ 26″ west
Open location code
9C6R7PJG+XF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 124915749
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q1789984

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In Other Languages

From German to Spanish—“Swinside” goes by many names.

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Raven Crag and Knott Hill.

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