Cumbria and the Lake District

the Stone Circles guide

Cumbria is home to a quarter of the stone circles in England.

• Stone Circles
  • What are they?
  • The Circles
    • Birkrigg
    • Blakeley Raise
    • Burnmoor
    • Castlehowe Scar
    • Castlerigg
    • Gamelands
    • Grey Croft
    • Gunnerkeld
    • Iron Hill
    • Long Meg
    • Moor Divock
    • Oddendale
    • Swinside
  • The Henges
• The Romans
  • Hadrian's Wall
  • A list of Forts
• Border Wars
• The Castles
  • Appleby Castle
  • Brough Castle
  • Brougham Castle
  • Carlisle Castle
  • Dacre Castle
  • Dalton Castle
  • Egremont Castle
  • Hutton in the Forest
  • Kendal Castle
  • Muncaster Castle
  • Pendragon Castle
  • Penrith Castle
  • Piel Castle
  • Sizergh Castle
  • Workington Hall
• Church history
  • Carlisle Cathedral
    • Images gallery
  • Cartmel Priory
  • Furness Abbey
  • Lanercost Priory
  • Shap Abbey
  • The Dissolution

Birkrigg Stone Circle Cumbria

Welcome to the EDGE Guide to the stone circles of Cumbria.

Birkrigg (also known as Druid's Circle)
Nearest Towns: Ulverston and Barrow in Furness.
Location: SD 293739, Sheet 96.

Above the village of Bardsea and overlooking Morecambe Bay. Birkrigg Stone Circle is on the east side of Birkrigg Common which has several other prehistoric sites on it.

In a lovely position Birkrigg is easy to get to and well worth a visit.

The circle has evidence of having been used for burial. Cremated human remains were found excavated in 1921. 95ft/29m at its widest point: Birkrigg/Druid's Circle comprises two concentric circles made up of 31 stones of up to 3ft/1m tall.

 

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