The Burnmoor Stone Circles are a group of five different approximately 4000-year-old stone circles in
Cumbria
Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England, bordering Scotland. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. C ...
. They are around 1 mile north of the village of
Boot, on the slopes of
Boat How. The site which covers roughly a square mile is looked after by the
National Trust
The National Trust, formally the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, is a charity and membership organisation for heritage conservation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. In Scotland, there is a separate and ...
. The largest circle is known as Brat's Hill and there are two nearby pairs of circles known as White Moss and Low Longrigg.
Burnmoor Stone Circles
Lake District National Park
Brat's Hill stone circle
Brat's Hill is the largest stone circle with approximately 42 stones forming an irregular circle with a diameter of 30 metres.
White Moss stone circles
About 100 metres to the northwest of Brat's Hill circle lie the two White Moss stone circles.
Low Longrigg stone circles
About 500 metres to the northwest of Brat's Hill circle lie the two Low Longrigg stone circles.
Gallery
File:Stone Circle - geograph.org.uk - 1175177.jpg, Brat's Hill stone circle. The standing stone to the left is near the centre of the circle.
File:Stone circle on White Moss - geograph.org.uk - 746574.jpg, One of the White Moss stone circles
File:Stone Circle - geograph.org.uk - 1174563.jpg, One of the Low Longrigg stone circles
References
Further reading
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External links
{{European Standing Stones
Stone circles in Cumbria