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Parkin's Stones, Cumberland

Parkin's Stones is the remains of a Bronze Age cairn on the summit of Benty Hill in Cumberland. The cairn on the hill's summit (1,999 feet) measures approximately 25 feet in diameter and stands up to 2 feet high. A kerb of edge set stones visible on its western side survives elsewhere as a buried feature and indicates this is a burial mound. It is within the council area of Westmorland and Furness.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1007244.

Place Type: Prehistoric Monument
Historic County: Cumberland
Lat, Long: 54.781873,-2.515587
Grid Reference: NY 6693 4311
Civil Parish: Alston Moor CP
Council Area: Westmorland and Furness CA
Police Area: Cumbria PA

GBPN ID: 299873
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Parkin's_Stones,_Cumberland_299873

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