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Mayburgh Henge
Stone Circle
NY 519 284

From Exit 40 on the M6 head for the A6 towards Shap. Go down this for about ½ mile and signs will direct you to the henge. King Arthur’s Round Table Henge is first on the left with Mayburgh further down on the right.

Mayburgh Henge entrance

All that remains of this circle of, once four stones in the centre of the henge, is one 9 feet (2.7 metres) tall pillar of volcanic ash. The henge is huge, measuring 383 feet (117 metres) with a 15 feet (4.5 metres) high bank surrounding it. There is an entrance to the east. The centre is slightly dished where soil was removed to make the foundations for the bank which was piled with river cobbles. These stones are visible in places around the henge.

Mayburgh Henge with cobbled bank behind

 

 
 

 

 

18.02.01

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