Oddendale

Oddendale
Alexander P Kapp · CC BY-SA 2.0

Oddendale is a hamlet in Cumbria, England, near the village of Shap, notable for its nearby concentric stone circle. The monument features an outer ring of 34 pink granite boulders (26.3 m diameter) and an inner circle of 23 smaller boulders (7.5 m diameter) surrounding a low cairn. A 1997 excavation revealed the site's complex history: initially two concentric circles of oak posts dating to the Neolithic (c. 2872-2350 BC), later replaced with stone cappings, followed by an Early Bronze Age ring cairn. It is part of the broader Shap complex of cairns and standing stones.

TypeCity/town/settlement
Period3000 - 1500 BC
CountryEngland
Coordinates54.5142° N, 2.6280° W

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