Threestoneburn Stone Circle
{{Short description|Archaeological site in Northumberland, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox ancient site
|name = Threestoneburn Stone Circle
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|image = Threestoneburn Stone Circle - geograph.org.uk - 1836990.jpg
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|caption = Viewed from the west
|map_type = Northumberland
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|map_size = 200
|location = near Ilderton, Northumberland
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|coordinates = {{coord|55|28|41.880|N|2|2|48.912|W|display=inline,title|type:landmark_region:GB}}
|gbgridref = NT 971 205
|type = Stone circle
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|epochs = Late Neolithic/early Bronze Age
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| excavations = 1856
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| designation1 = Scheduled monument
| designation1_number = 1019922
| designation1_date = 28 November 1932
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Threestoneburn Stone Circle is an archaeological site, a stone circle near the village of Ilderton and about {{convert|5|mi|0}} south of Wooler, in Northumberland, England. It is a scheduled monument.{{NHLE|num=1019922 |desc=Stone circle and stone alignment 370m west of Threestoneburn House|access-date= 22 January 2022}}
Description
The circle, of the late Neolithic or early Bronze Age, is situated in a large clearing in the modern afforestation of Threestoneburn Wood, formerly overlooking a spacious valley to the east. It is on a slight promontory near the confluence of Threestone Burn and one of its tributaries. Its dimensions are {{convert|36|m}} north-west to south-east by {{convert|30|m}} north-east to south-west. There are 16 stones of local pink granite, set about {{convert|5.5|m}} apart; a larger gap on the east side is thought to be an original entrance. Four of these are upright, with heights {{convert|0.7|to|1.3|m}}; the rest are recumbent.
About {{convert|28|m}} to the north are two granite stones, one of which is recumbent; immediately to their east is an alignment of three stones lying in the surface layer of peat, {{convert|9|m}} apart.
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Category:Scheduled monuments in Northumberland