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Grewelthorpe Stone Circle

Ancient stone or rock art
Grewelthorpe Stone Circle
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Grewelthorpe Stone Circle is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.
Grewelthorpe Stone Circle is likely to date to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, based on the typical period for stone circle construction in northern England. Such sites were probably used for ceremonial or ritual purposes, possibly linked to seasonal or astronomical events.

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Photo: Peter Crump · CC BY-SA 2.0