Castlehowe Stone Circle by munki-boy
Castlehowe Stone Circle
Castlehowe Stone Circle is in The Lake District National Park in England.
Castlehowe Stone Circle is very small but worth it if you’re monument bagging or passing by on a walk. The circle itself is by the side of a dry stone wall at the edge of a rather lumpy sheep field and doesn’t seem to attract much attention.
The small stone circles such as this one at Castlehowe are usually said to be from the later period of circle building.
Small stone circle 220m south-east of Castlehowe Scar
Castlehowe Stone Circle is a small stone circle located 220m south-east of Castlehowe Scar farm. The monument includes a circle 5m in diameter of 11 variably spaced boulders, 10 of which are rounded pink granite and one being hewn blue granite. The two largest stones are at the southern side of the circle. The westerly of these is hewn blue granite stone and this has fallen. The monument is not known to have been excavated.
Created: 27 November 2016 Edited: 29 November 2023
Castlehowe Stone Circle
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Local History around Castlehowe Stone Circle
There are some historic monuments around including:
Bowl barrow 25m east of Ravens' GillRound cairn 300m west of Lyvennet BeckWindrigg Hill round cairn, 440m south of High MurberMedieval dyke: part of deer park boundary north of Cow GreenCow Green long barrowCrake Trees tower houseRound cairn 30m east of Wicker Street Roman RoadBowl barrow 40m north-north-east of High HaberRomano-British settlement and Romano-British farmstead north-east and east of GiltsBowl barrow 20m east of Ravens' GillShap Premonstratensian Abbey, including the precinct wall, abbey mill and mill race, and two fishpondsSmall stone circle 220m south-east of Castlehowe ScarRound cairn 460m NNE of BroadfellMedieval dyke: part of deer park boundary on Hazel Moor and two medieval shielingsCrosby Ravensworth churchyard crossHowarcles Romano-British settlementMedieval dyke: part of deer park boundary at Crosby GillMedieval dyke: part of deer park boundary at Cow Green and two medieval shielingsShap Stone AlignmentCow Green Romano-British settlement and medieval shielingBurwens Romano-British settlement and associated field systemMedieval shieling south of Cow GreenOddendale concentric stone circleSmall stone circle on White HagEwe Close Romano-British enclosed and unenclosed stone hut circle settlements and associated field system, medieval farmstead and Wicker Street Roman roadGunnerkeld concentric stone circleLyvennet bowl barrowKing's Meaburn medieval settlement, part of its associated medieval open field system and Bessygarth WellRavens Gill Romano-British farmsteadMaulds Meaburn medieval settlement, part of its associated medieval open field system and a mill raceBowl barrow on Iron HillRound cairn on Dale MoorBowl barrow 230m north-west of GiltsMedieval dyke system and shieling west of Shap AbbeyShap large regular stone circleBowl barrow 70m south of Iron HillEwe Locks Romano-British settlement, Romano-British farmstead and two medieval shielingsSkellaw Hill bowl barrowRound cairn 670m north-east of summit of Long Scar PikeRound cairn on Howenook PikeMedieval dyke: part of deer park boundary west of Cow GreenRound cairn 320m north-north-west of Seal HoweRomano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement and associated field system on Wickerslack MoorHardendale medieval dispersed settlement and site of medieval monastic grangeRing cairn north-west of Cattle HoweBowl barrow on Wickerslack MoorRound cairn 35m east of summit of Long Scar PikeKeld ChapelBowl barrow 70m west of Lyvennet BeckMedieval dyke: part of deer park boundary south of Cow GreenThree bowl barrows east of Ravens' GillMedieval dyke: part of deer park boundary at Hollins Scar.
