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 230m north-west of GiltsBowl barrow 70m west of Lyvennet BeckRound cairn 320m north-north-west of Seal HoweBowl barrow 70m south of Iron HillSkellaw Hill bowl barrowSmall stone circle on White HagRing cairn north-west of Cattle HoweRomano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement and associated field system on Wickerslack MoorBowl barrow 40m north-north-east of High HaberLyvennet bowl barrowShap large regular stone circleRound cairn 670m north-east of summit of Long Scar PikeRound cairn on Howenook PikeRound cairn 300m west of Lyvennet BeckKing's Meaburn medieval settlement, part of its associated medieval open field system and Bessygarth WellMedieval dyke: part of deer park boundary at Hollins ScarRound cairn 35m east of summit of Long Scar PikeMedieval shieling south of Cow GreenCrosby Ravensworth churchyard crossMedieval dyke: part of deer park boundary south of Cow GreenCrake Trees tower houseShap Stone AlignmentKeld ChapelMedieval dyke: part of deer park boundary on Hazel Moor and two medieval shielingsGunnerkeld concentric stone circleBowl barrow on Iron HillRavens Gill Romano-British farmsteadRound cairn on Dale MoorRound cairn 30m east of Wicker Street Roman RoadSmall stone circle 220m south-east of Castlehowe ScarMaulds Meaburn medieval settlement, part of its associated medieval open field system and a mill raceMedieval dyke system and shieling west of Shap AbbeyWindrigg Hill round cairn, 440m south of High MurberShap Premonstratensian Abbey, including the precinct wall, abbey mill and mill race, and two fishpondsThree bowl barrows east of Ravens' GillBurwens Romano-British settlement and associated field systemHardendale medieval dispersed settlement and site of medieval monastic grangeMedieval dyke: part of deer park boundary west of Cow GreenRomano-British settlement and Romano-British farmstead north-east and east of GiltsBowl barrow on Wickerslack MoorMedieval dyke: part of deer park boundary at Cow Green and two medieval shielingsOddendale concentric stone circleCow Green Romano-British settlement and medieval shielingEwe Locks Romano-British settlement, Romano-British farmstead and two medieval shielingsMedieval dyke: part of deer park boundary north of Cow GreenBowl barrow 20m east of Ravens' GillRound cairn 460m NNE of BroadfellBowl barrow 25m east of Ravens' GillHowarcles Romano-British settlementEwe Close Romano-British enclosed and unenclosed stone hut circle settlements and associated field system, medieval farmstead and Wicker Street Roman roadMedieval dyke: part of deer park boundary at Crosby GillCow Green long barrow.
