<< Our Photo Pages >> Kemp Howe - Stone Circle in England in Cumbria
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Kemp Howe Alternative Name: South ShapCountry: England County: Cumbria Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Penrith Nearest Village: Shap
Map Ref: NY56801330 Landranger Map Number: 90
Latitude: 54.513151N Longitude: 2.668774W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Couplands saw from a distance on 20th Sep 2024 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4
TheCaptain visited on 19th Sep 2022 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 2 Access: 4 Driving up to Penrith on the day of the Queen's funeral, the M5 and M6 nicely free of traffic, I turn off at Shap for a look at some of the Shap Avenue stones. A quick look at Kemp Howe stone circle, but the field is closed off with livestock inside, so I satisfy myself with a look over the gate.
drolaf visited on 18th Sep 2021 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 2 Access: 4 some large lumps of granite-the ring must have been pretty impressive
trystan_hughes visited on 15th Apr 2016 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 4
BolshieBoris visited on 1st Jan 2015 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 1 Access: 4
Anne T visited on 5th Jul 2014 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 2 Access: 4 Having been kept awake most of the night by heavy, heavy rain, then being greeted by leaden skies with a distinctly autumn feel, the weather in Cumbria, according to the weather forecast, seemed a lot more appealing.
Armed with information from the Portal and a map with the locations of stones in the Stone Row from the Shap Local History Society, we hopped in the car and drove west.
We parked at the entrance to the field with Kemp Howe in it (the gate to the field was left wide open, and there was a short trackway up to the stones, although the road was horrendously busy), and walked the 100 feet or so up to the stones. Whilst the grass in the field had recently been cut, the undergrowth round the stones had been left uncut.
I confess to being horrified at the damage done to these stones by the Victorians - what a travesty. We got to admire several trains passing by at very close quarters, and could almost have waved to the quarry men the other side of the railway line. The views of the fells to the west (across the road) and beyond was appreciated and were in stark contrast with what was behind us.
This marked the start of an afternoon well spent exploring the Stone Row in glorious sunshine, with a nice lunch stop at the Shap Coffee Shop in the village, then taking in the stones at the west of Shap Village, finishing with the Tumulus at Skellow Hill and the Thunder Stone.
Richard13 visited on 1st Mar 2007 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 2 Access: 4
BolshieBoris visited on 1st Jan 1995 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 1 Access: 4
TheCaptain nicoladidsbury NickyD have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.13 Ambience: 2.13 Access: 4
Unfortunately the ambience has been shattered by the "wonderful" victorians, who built the railway on top of it, destroying most of it in the process. However, at the right angle it still looks fantastic.
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