Worsthorne

Ordnance Survey map reference: SD 886330.

Landranger map number: 103.

Latitude: 53.475 degrees.

Longitude: -2.105 degrees.

Architecture: ?.

Length of the major axis: metres.

Length of the minor axis: metres.

Height of the highest stone: metres.

Shape: ?.

Number of stones in the circle originally: .

Number of stones in the circle now: .

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

Burl rating of the circle: 4 (Destroyed, unrecognisable ).

Thom reference for the circle: -.

Astronomical alignments from this circle: -.

Excavations undertaken at this circle: 1887.

Details of any finds at this circle: Cremtions.

This circle is not in state care.

Access to the circle:

This site is found a few hundred meters along a dirt track and public footpath just above the village of Worsthorne.It is marked on the Landranger OS 1:50,000 map as an earthwork and given the name Ring Stones.

At the site marked on the map as Ring Stones lie the remains of an irregular shaped earthen bank. Near to this are two other circular earthen banks about 6m in diameter. There are a few small stones embedded in these banks bit no sign of anything large enough to resemble standing stone. If these banks are have anything to do with the circle then it is clearly in a very ruinous and unrecognisable state. Again, like it's neighbour a few hundred yards away at Worsthorne Moor, this circle has suffered from the neglect and ignorance that has befallen so many of these ancient circles.

A 6" long flint dagger was found on Worsthorne Moor and is now in Towneley Museum - presumably this was found at one of the two Worsthorne sites. (History of Burnley, 1946).