
What is recorded here
Hethpool Stone Circle, southern ring is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.
Hethpool Stone Circle, southern ring, is likely to date to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, based on the characteristics of similar stone circles in northern England. Its purpose may have been ceremonial or astronomical, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.
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Places near here
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Photo: Andrew Curtis · CC BY-SA 2.0