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Twelve Apostles stone circle, Burley Moor

Scheduled monument
Twelve Apostles stone circle, Burley Moor
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The National Heritage List for England records Twelve Apostles stone circle, Burley Moor as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The Twelve Apostles stone circle is likely to date to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, based on the characteristics of similar stone circles in the British Isles. Such monuments were often used for ceremonial or ritual purposes and may have astronomical alignments, though specific folklore or use associated with this site is not widely recorded.

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