Kilnsey |
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| District: Yorkshire
(North) Ordnance Survey map reference: SD 951680. Landranger map number: 98. Latitude: degrees. Longitude: degrees. Architecture: Embanked stone circle.. Length of the major axis: 5.5 metres. Length of the minor axis: 5.5 metres. Height of the highest stone: metres. Shape: Circle. Number of stones in the circle originally: . Number of stones in the circle now: 6 Impression of the site (10 amazing, 1 limp): 3 Burl rating of the circle: 3 (Ruined but recognisable ). Thom reference for the circle: -. Astronomical alignments from this circle: -. Excavations undertaken at this circle: -. Details of any finds at this circle: - This circle is not in state care. Access to the circle: The stone circle at Kilnsey is not marked on either the 1:50,000 Ordnance Survey maps or the larger scale 1:25,000 scale maps. The coordinates given by Aubrey Burl in 'The Stone Circles of the British Isles' indicate a location on a remote rock strewn moor land 2.3km to the west of the town of Kilnsey and its impressive overhanging crags. The moorland is not only remote but also crisscrossed with a network of dry stone walls making the 3km walk needed to reach the circle difficult and restrictive. Part of this walk is also across land where there are no footpaths, the nearest being 1.6km away from the circle to the south east at Howgill. It is also on what appears to be private land and so permission should be sort before trying to reach the site. Description:In 1987 when I tried to find Kilnsey I failed. After walking for hours navigating the maze of walls and scattered rock debris I was able to look across a rock strewn field from the vantage point of a wall to what I thought was the location of the site about 200m away. I saw nothing that resembled a circle, and as it meant crossing yet another wall in order to reach the site, I gave in and turned back. More recently I was contacted by Richard Stroud who has had better luck than myself at finding the site. After gaining permission to access the land he successfully found what appeared to be a cairn with several low stones at the coordinates given by Burl. 30-40m away from this cairn he found another ring of 6 stones which appeared to be the most likely candidate for the circle. Both photographs below show a ring of stones that are very low lying but are approximately the same diameter as that given in Burl's gazetteer. Which one is the actual circle however is difficult to tell, I personally think that site 1 is the most likely candidate. The pictures shown here were sent to me by Richard Stroud and used with his kind permission. |
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| Kilnsey 1: This picture by Richard Stroud shows the site 30-40m away from Burl's given coordinates and is taken looking towards the south. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Kilnsey 2: This picture by Richard Stroud shows what appears to be the remains of a cairn at the coordinates given by Burl and is taken looking to the east. | ||||||||||||||||||
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