Lacra B

Ordnance Survey map reference: SD 150810.

Landranger map number: 96.

Latitude: 54.13 degrees.

Longitude: -3.185 degrees.

Architecture: Internal cairn, Possible centre stone?.

Length of the major axis: 16.2 metres.

Length of the minor axis: 16.2 metres.

Height of the highest stone: 0.5 metres.

Shape: Ellipse, circle ?.

Number of stones in the circle originally: .

Number of stones in the circle now: 5.

Impression of the site (10 amazing, 1 limp): 3

Burl rating of the circle: 3 (Ruined but recognisable ).

Thom reference for the circle: L1/13.

Astronomical alignments from this circle: -.

Excavations undertaken at this circle: 1947.

Details of any finds at this circle: Cremations.

This circle is not in state care.

Access to the circle:

Lacra B is part of the Lacra complex of stone circles which consist of four sites and possible stone rows. They are reached after quite a long walk up a fairly steep winding farm track from Po House. The circles are quite difficult to find as there are many loose boulders scattered about the neighbouring hillside and the sites themselves are not in the best of condition.In the time available to me I was only able to find the most southerly site marked on the Landranger map; Lacra B.

Lacra B is the most obvious of the Lacra sites, the stones however are small, no more than 0.5m high.There are five of them and they are arranged in a small neat ring close to a steep sloping bank of short well cropped grass. From here there are excellent views to the south overlooking Duddon Sands and the distant town of Barrow in Furness.

The five small stones of Lacra B are situated on a plateaux overlooking Duddon Sands and Barrow-in-Furness.