More information : [SK 2496 7679] STONE CIRCLE [O.E.] (1) On Froggatt Edge, right above the Mason's Arms, on the E. side of the drive which runs along the top of the moor, there is a stone circle, about twelve yards in diameter(3), with a low rampart, which has standing stones on each side of its bank and entrances N. and S.
A possible unfinished axe was found nearby in 1947 and is now in Sheffield Museum. (2-4)
Scheduled (5)
Published survey (25") of circle correct. The possible implement is not classified as an axe by Weston Park Museum and is probably natural. (6)
List classifies the stone object as a possible hammer-stone. (7)
SK 2496 7679 (FCE) stone circle is terraced into a shelf above the escarpment of Froggat Edge. The circle has an internal diameter of c.10 m and an external diameter of between 18 m and 19 m. It comprises two main structural elements, namely a low circular bank with an inner and outer kerbing of upright stones. The bank, which is made of earth and small rounded stones, has a maximum width of 4m and survives to a height of up to 0.58 m. The circle apparently had two entrances originally: one to the SW is flanked by four stones and provides modern access to the circle, the other diagonally opposite is marked by three stones but has been subsequently filled.
There is evidence of considerable degradation to this feature through both previous excavation (scarps indicate a possible trench measuring 1.6 m by 2.4 m), and through erosion from various paths and tracks across the site.
The above description is summarised from a detailed level 3 RCHME 1:1000 scale survey conducted in June 1987. The results of the survey are held in the NMR archive. (1)
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