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{{Short description|Stone circle in Northumberland, England}} |
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[[File:DuddoJune18g.jpg|thumb|Duddo Five Stones : June 2018]] |
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'''Duddo Five Stones''' ({{gbmapping|NT930437}}) is a [[stone circle]] north of [[Duddo]] in North [[Northumberland]], approximately 4miles (6 km) South of the Scottish Border. The stones were known as the '''Four Stones''' until 1903, when the fifth stone was re-erected to improve the skyline. There were originally seven stones, the empty sockets of two stones being found on the western side during excavation in the 1890s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stone-circles.org.uk/stone/duddo.htm |title=Duddo Five Stones |website=Stone Circles.org |accessdate=November 8, 2017 }}</ref> |
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The stones are formed of a soft sandstone. They have become deeply fissured by natural weathering since erection in the Early [[Bronze Age]], approximately 4000 years ago. |
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The site of the Duddo Stones offers panoramic views of the [[Cheviot Hills]] to the South and the [[Lammermuir Hills]] to the north. |
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The circle is accessible via the B6354 road, through a gate and up a path. The stones are on private land with no formal right of way, but the landowner has cleared a [[permissive path]] across the field to the stones.<ref name="Cope1998">{{cite book|author=Julian Cope|title=The Modern Antiquarian: A Pre-Millennial Odyssey Through Megalithic Britain : Including a Gazetteer to Over 300 Prehistoric Sites|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PbNgQgAACAAJ|accessdate=11 April 2013|year=1998|page=237|publisher=Thorsons Pub|isbn=978-0-7225-3599-8}}</ref> The location was the subject of an archeological investigation in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gefrin.com/duddo/2008aims.html|title=Aims of the 2008 Dig|publisher=Gefrin|accessdate=November 8, 2017}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[[The Goatstones]] |
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*[[Stone circles in the British Isles and Brittany]] |
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*[[List of stone circles]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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{{Commons category-inline|Duddo Stone Circle}} |
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{{Northumberland}} |
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{{European Standing Stones}} |
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[[Category:Stone Age sites in England]] |
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[[Category:Archaeological sites in Northumberland]] |
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Northumberland]] |
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[[Category:Tourist attractions in Northumberland]] |
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[[Category:Stone circles in England]] |
[[Category:Stone circles in England]] |
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Latest revision as of 15:34, 18 January 2023
| Duddo Five Stones | |
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| Location | Northumberland |
| Coordinates | 55°41′12″N 2°06′43″W / 55.6867702°N 2.112023°W |
| Architectural style(s) | British pre-Roman Architecture |
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Duddo Five Stones (grid reference NT930437) is a stone circle north of Duddo in North Northumberland, approximately 4miles (6 km) South of the Scottish Border. The stones were known as the Four Stones until 1903, when the fifth stone was re-erected to improve the skyline. There were originally seven stones, the empty sockets of two stones being found on the western side during excavation in the 1890s.[1]
The stones are formed of a soft sandstone. They have become deeply fissured by natural weathering since erection in the Early Bronze Age, approximately 4000 years ago.
The site of the Duddo Stones offers panoramic views of the Cheviot Hills to the South and the Lammermuir Hills to the north.
The circle is accessible via the B6354 road, through a gate and up a path. The stones are on private land with no formal right of way, but the landowner has cleared a permissive path across the field to the stones.[2] The location was the subject of an archeological investigation in 2008.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Duddo Five Stones". Stone Circles.org. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ Julian Cope (1998). The Modern Antiquarian: A Pre-Millennial Odyssey Through Megalithic Britain : Including a Gazetteer to Over 300 Prehistoric Sites. Thorsons Pub. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-7225-3599-8. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ^ "Aims of the 2008 Dig". Gefrin. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
External links
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Media related to Duddo Stone Circle at Wikimedia Commons