Oddendale stone circle
The Oddendale Stone Circle is a concentric stone circle in Cumbria , England . The stone circle with its two circles is recorded in the Pastscape as monument no. 11897. It includes an incomplete 26.3 m diameter outer circle made up of 34 pink granite blocks and an inner circle 7.5 m in diameter. The inner circle forms the curb circle of a cairn up to 0.3 m high , from which larger stones protrude. Evidence of cremations was found in the central Cairn. Immediately north of the outer circle is a small group of other curbs.
England's 15 concentric systems that have survived are concentrated in Cumbria, Derbyshire and Wiltshire. In Dartmoor , Devon, North Yorkshire and Somerset there is only one (preserved) object. Individual examples can be found in Scotland , the Hebrides and western Ireland . Aubrey Burl defined four basic types from this small number. Since he also included unique buildings such as Park Gate, Stonehenge and "The Sanctuary" in the classification, the professional world largely did not follow him.
Oddendale is one of the irregular double circles, like Gunnerkeld and Hird Wood.
literature
- John Barnatt: The design and distribution of stone circles in Britain. A reflection of variation in social organization in the second and third millennia BC . 3 volumes. University of Sheffield, Sheffield 1987 (Thesis).
- Aubrey Burl: The Stone Circles of the British Isles . Yale University Press, New Haven CT 1976, ISBN 0-300-01972-6 .
Web links
- Description and pictures (English)
- Description and picture (English)
- Entry in Pastscape (English)
Coordinates: 54 ° 30 '35.3 " N , 2 ° 37' 53.7" W.