<< Our Photo Pages >> Seal Howe - Cairn in England in Cumbria
Submitted by LivingRocks on Wednesday, 06 July 2005 Page Views: 5360
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Seal HoweCountry: England County: Cumbria Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Shap Nearest Village: Oddendale
Map Ref: NY59541272
Latitude: 54.508166N Longitude: 2.626375W
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 |
Internal Links:
External Links:
I have visited· I would like to visit
Anne T visited on 7th Sep 2014 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4 Seal Howe Cairn, Oddendale, Cumbria: Having passed Kalmott Cairn Circle by the stone wall next to Oddendale, we made our way to the Bield and Cairn Circle marked on the map.
All around, the limestone pavement/bedrock pushed its way above the grass; it was particularly spectacular on the right hand side of the path. My husband and I were both transfixed and amazed at the number of red Shap Granite stones in the landscape and wished we had a GPS device to map the locations of some of the stones, as there seems to be a much larger prehistoric landscape here. These red granite stones must have been transported up to the site from where they were quarried (which a quick check on the geology of the Lake District indicates just south of Shap).
The modern cairn built on top of Seal Howe wasn’t quite what I was expecting, but the views over to Yorkshire to the east were spectacular. To the north-north-west, the scar of Hardendale Quarry was easily visible.
From Seal Howe, we made our way over the west side of the track to where the map promised us a ‘cairn circle’. This was a treat I wasn’t expecting – the Oddendale Stone Circle.
Limited investigation located the primary burial of an unburnt male on the old landsurface and, a short distance to the south, a secondary burial consisting of an urn containing the cremated remains of a woman and child. A few ox bones were also found.
You may be viewing yesterday's version of this page. To see the most up to date information please register for a free account.
Do not use the above information on other web sites or publications without permission of the contributor.
Click here to see more info for this site
Nearby sites
Click here to view sites on an interactive OS mapKey: Red: member's photo, Blue: 3rd party photo, Yellow: other image, Green: no photo - please go there and take one, Grey: site destroyed
Download sites to:
KML (Google Earth)
GPX (GPS waypoints)
CSV (Garmin/Navman)
CSV (Excel)
To unlock full downloads you need to sign up as a Contributory Member. Otherwise downloads are limited to 50 sites.
Turn off the page maps and other distractions
Nearby sites listing. In the following links * = Image available
99m NE 50° Seal Howe Iron Age/Romano British field system* Misc. Earthwork (NY5961612783)
170m ENE 68° Seal Howe Cairn 2* Round Cairn (NY5969912781)
389m WNW 299° Oddendale* Stone Circle (NY59201291)
597m NW 324° Oddendale stone alignment* Stone Row / Alignment (NY5919113205)
655m NNW 338° Kalmott cairn circle* Ring Cairn (NY59301333)
740m ENE 73° Seal Howe Cairn 3* Round Cairn (NY6025312925)
1.1km NNW 331° Hardendale Timber Circle (NY590137)
1.2km W 269° St Anne's Well (Shap)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (NY5829412700)
1.3km SE 138° Wicker Street* Cairn (NY60411173)
1.6km E 87° Ewe Locks* Ancient Village or Settlement (NY6112512794)
1.6km SE 133° White Hag* Stone Circle (NY60721160)
1.7km ENE 62° Ewe Close* Ancient Village or Settlement (NY61021348)
1.9km SE 127° White Hag Round cairn* Round Cairn (NY61011158)
1.9km S 186° Long Scar Pike* Cairn (NY5933810862)
2.0km N 2° Iron Hill South* Stone Circle (NY59641476)
2.1km N 2° Iron Hill North* Stone Circle (NY59631482)
2.1km ESE 110° Cow Green Long Barrow* Long Barrow (NY61541199)
2.4km SE 139° Hazel Moor Enclosure* Ancient Village or Settlement (NY611109)
2.5km SE 139° Kings Well spring* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (NY612108)
2.7km E 98° Burwens Ancient Village or Settlement (NY622123)
2.8km WNW 281° Kemp Howe* Stone Circle (NY56801330)
2.8km NNW 343° Castlehowe Scar Stone Row* Stone Row / Alignment (NY5873615412)
2.9km NNW 343° Castlehowe Scar Stone Circle* Stone Circle (NY5874815472)
2.9km SSW 195° The Galloway Stone* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (NY58780994)
2.9km ENE 63° Crosby Ravensworth Stone Row* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (NY6212514022)
View more nearby sites and additional images
We would like to know more about this location. Please feel free to add a brief description and any relevant information in your own language.
Wir möchten mehr über diese Stätte erfahren. Bitte zögern Sie nicht, eine kurze Beschreibung und relevante Informationen in Deutsch hinzuzufügen.
Nous aimerions en savoir encore un peu sur les lieux. S'il vous plaît n'hesitez pas à ajouter une courte description et tous les renseignements pertinents dans votre propre langue.
Quisieramos informarnos un poco más de las lugares. No dude en añadir una breve descripción y otros datos relevantes en su propio idioma.