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The stone circle, Dearne Valley Country Park, Barnsley

Ancient stone or rock art
The stone circle, Dearne Valley Country Park, Barnsley
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The stone circle, Dearne Valley Country Park, Barnsley is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.
The stone circle in Dearne Valley Country Park, Barnsley, is likely to date from the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, based on the typical period for such monuments in northern England. While its specific meaning or use is not recorded, it may have had ceremonial, ritual, or astronomical significance, as was common with prehistoric stone circles.

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