Birkrigg stone circle
The Birkrigg stone circle is a Bronze Age stone circle on Birkrigg Common, two miles south of Ulverston in the English county of Cumbria.Photo: Yohan euan o4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: jolmartyn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Ulverston, South Lakeland, England, UK
- Also known as: “Birkrigg Stone Circle” and “Concentric stone circle on Birkrigg Common”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Holy Trinity and St Mary and St Michael’s Church, Great Urswick.
Church of Holy Trinity
Church
Photo: Reading Tom, CC BY 2.0.
Church of Holy Trinity is situated 3,400 feet northeast of Birkrigg stone circle.
St Mary and St Michael’s Church, Great Urswick
Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary and St Michael's Church is in the village of Great Urswick, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Furness, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. St Mary and St Michael’s Church, Great Urswick is situated 1½ miles west of Birkrigg stone circle.
Ulverston railway station
Railway station
Photo: john driscoll, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ulverston is a railway station on the Furness Line, which runs between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster; it is situated 9+1⁄2 miles north-east of Barrow-in-Furness. Ulverston railway station is situated 2½ miles north of Birkrigg stone circle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bardsea and Baycliff.
Bardsea
Village
Photo: C.Sage, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bardsea is a village in the Low Furness area of Cumbria, England. It is two miles to the south-east of Ulverston on the northern coast of Morecambe Bay. It is in the historic county of Lancashire.
Baycliff
Village
Photo: Chris Upson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Baycliff is a seaside village in the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area of Cumbria in England. Historically in Lancashire, it lies 3 miles south of Ulverston, in the civil parish of Aldingham.
Scales
Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scales is a small village in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. The town of Ulverston is around 3.5 miles south of the village. The name Scales comes from the Old Norse skali, with an Old English plural *Scalas, meaning huts. Scales is situated 1½ miles southwest of Birkrigg stone circle.
Birkrigg stone circle
- Categories: stone circle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Aldingham, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.15661° or 54° 9′ 24″ northLongitude
-3.08508° or 3° 5′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C6R5W47+JXOpenStreetMap ID
way 195339959OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q4916500
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In Other Languages
“Birkrigg stone circle” goes by many names.
- German: “Druid’s Circle”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wellhouse Wood and Sea Wood.
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