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Stone Circle near Carperby

Ancient stone or rock art
Stone Circle near Carperby
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Stone Circle near Carperby is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.
Dateable to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, stone circles like this one were likely used for ceremonial or ritual purposes, possibly aligned with astronomical events. Local folklore sometimes associates such sites with ancient feasts, healing, or as boundaries between the living and the spirit world.

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Photo: Gordon Hatton · CC BY-SA 2.0