Old Cumbria Gazetteer
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| placename:- | Gretigate Stone Circles | |
| parish |
Gosforth parish, once in
Cumberland
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| county:- | Cumbria | |
| stone circle | ||
| Altitude | 262 feet | |
| coordinates:- |
NY058037 | |
| 10Km square:- |
NY00
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| 1Km square | NY0503 | |
| hearsay |
Three circles, recognized and excavated in 1950s.
Gretigate A - ruined, all that is left is a chord of a cirlce built into the field wall. Circle about 32m diameter. Gretigate B - 9 stones left out of 15 or 16, ring about 21.9x18.8m. Gretigate C - 9 out of 12 stones left, circle about 7.3m diameter. Waterhouse, John: 1985: Stone Circles of Cumbria: Phillimore and Co (Chichester, Sussex):: ISBN 0 85033 566 3 Stout, H: 1961:: TWCAAS: vol.61: pp.1- Burl, H A W: 1976: Stone Circles of the British Isles: Yale University Press (United States) | |
| Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008 | ||
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