Maiden Way Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir
NY670563

Nearest town:

Carlisle (27km WSW)

OS reference:

NY670563

OS sheets:

86, 87

Latitude:

54° 54' 0.49 N

Longitude:

2° 30' 52.75 W

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Image of Maiden Way Standing Stone by StoneGloves

This stone is easy to find and supports the hypothesis that they were waymarkers. The Maiden Way is the ancient name for the route that is now locally known as the Pennine Way.

Image credit: David Aspinall

StoneGloves Mar 28, 2010

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