Burgh Hill Stone Circle

All pictures copyright © 2002 Martin McCarthy

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A view of the circle from a rise to the northwest. Large Image (64kb 675x448) Low stones on the eastern arc, looking towards White Hill. The circle is on a level area and the hill falls away sharply to the valley floor where the horizontal line runs across the centre of the picture. Large Image (63kb 663x443) The complete circle, looking southeast. Large Image (81kb 698x448) The southwestern arc, looking southeast. Large Image (67kb 431x622) Another view to the east showing the full northern arc. Large Image (59kb 664x447) Looking southwest. The ramparts of the hill fort can been seen on the summit just to the right of centre. Large Image (55kb 454x695) Looking across the circle to the northwest. Large Image (55kb 702x433) The eastern arc, looking north. Large Image (81kb 448x674)

This circle has, according to Burl, been described as "the finest stone circle in the county". Hmmm...I guess I didn't see it at its best. Or the other circles in the county are not very hot. The circle shares the hilltop with an ancient fort. Most of the thirteen stones which still stand (out of a total of twenty-five) are less than a foot tall. One stone stands around 2 and a half feet tall, and there is a fallen stone that would have been around five feet tall.