2006

NY5128 : Mayburgh Henge, northern part with standing-stone, Yanwath and Eamont Bridge

taken 20 years ago, near to Eamont Bridge, Cumbria, England

This is 1 of 21 images, with title starting with Mayburgh in this square
Mayburgh Henge, northern part with standing-stone, Yanwath and Eamont Bridge
Mayburgh Henge, northern part with standing-stone, Yanwath and Eamont Bridge
Mayburgh Henge consists of a single circular bank, up to 6.5 metres high, and 50m across its base, with a single entrance and enclosing a level area 90m dia. It contains a single monolith 2.8m high, one of eight that existed in the 18C, four in the centre and four at the entrance. The other seven were destroyed using gunpowder. The henge probably dates from between 2000 and 1000BC, and may have been a meeting place or refuge for a large prehistoric community.

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Category: Stone circle
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Centre of the Henge [9] · Monolith at the Centre of Mayburgh Henge [4] · Yanwath and Eamont Bridge [2] Other Photos: · Central standing stone, Mayburgh Henge ·
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NY5128, 85 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Humphrey Bolton   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 31 October, 2006   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 6 November, 2006
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 519 284 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:38.9039N 2:44.8158W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 519 284
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NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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