Thunder Stone (Great Asby Scar)

Natural Rock Feature
NY641103

Nearest town:

Appleby-in-Westmorland (10km NNE)

OS reference:

NY641103

OS sheet:

91

Latitude:

54° 29' 11.71 N

Longitude:

2° 33' 15.18 W

Added to TMA by

postman

Images (3)

Images

Image of Thunder Stone (Great Asby Scar) (Natural Rock Feature) by postman

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Sep 22, 2021

Image of Thunder Stone (Great Asby Scar) (Natural Rock Feature) by postman

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Sep 22, 2021

Image of Thunder Stone (Great Asby Scar) (Natural Rock Feature) by postman

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Sep 22, 2021

Sites within 20km of Thunder Stone (Great Asby Scar)

Gaythorn Plain

Ring Cairn • 1.07km NE

3

2
Penhurrock

1.3km W

10

5
Broadfell Cairn

Round Cairn • 1.39km WSW

1

1
Hollin Stump

Cairn(s) • 1.69km NE

5

2
Cairns A & B

Cairn(s) • 1.7km NNE

8

2
Crosby Ravensworth Common

Cairn(s) • 1.74km NNE
Sunbiggin

Ring Cairn • 1.78km ESE

7

1
Gamelands

Stone Circle • 2.1km S

54

2

8

2
13 Stones

Cairn(s) • 2.1km N

3

1
Robin Hood’s Grave

Cairn(s) • 2.33km W

1
Raise Howe

Cairn(s) • 2.72km NNW

2

1
Little Kinmond

Round Cairn • 2.72km E

3

1
Cow Green Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 3.06km W

1
Castle Folds

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.24km ENE

16

1

2
White Hag Round Cairn

Round Cairn • 3.35km W

9

2
White Hag

Stone Circle • 3.63km W

17

6

1
Lousy Brow 2

Enclosure • 3.78km E

3

1
Wicker Street

Cairn(s) • 3.93km W

8

3
The Thunder Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 4.14km WSW

2

1
Sunbiggin Tarn

Stone Circle • 4.33km E

5

4
Gaisgill

Ring Cairn • 4.46km S

1

2
Long Scar Pike

Cairn(s) • 4.78km W

3

1
Seal Howe

Cairn(s) • 5.17km W

7

4
Rayseat Pike

Long Cairn • 5.29km E

16

5
The Galloway Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 5.31km WSW

4

1

1
Mazon Wath

Round Cairn • 5.39km E

2

1
Oddendale

Stone Circle • 5.44km W

37

1

9

1
Oddendale Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.49km W

7

2
Oddendale Cairn I

Cairn(s) • 5.64km W

9

1

6
Harberwain Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.91km WNW

1

1
Oddendale Multi-Phase Ring Cairn (destroyed)

Ring Cairn • 6.03km W

1
Shap Wells

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 6.33km WSW

4

1
Iron Hill

Cairn circle • 6.35km WNW

24

5

1
Hardendale Fell

Stone Circle • 7.07km W

2

2
Castlehowe Scar Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.4km WNW

3

2

1
Castlehowe Scar

Stone Circle • 7.47km WNW

26

1

10
The Thunder Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.62km WNW

5

2
The Shap Avenues

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 7.72km W

31

3

14

2
Kemp Howe

Stone Circle • 7.96km W

46

4

9

3
Threaplands (destroyed?)

Stone Circle • 8.4km WNW

1
Giant’s Foot

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.97km W

7

3

1
The Goggleby Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.52km W

17

9

1
Aspers Field

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.61km W

18

2

1
Shap Avenue

Cup Marked Stone • 9.66km W

2

1
Skellaw Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 9.93km W

9

6

1
Shap Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.02km W

1
Thunder Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.38km W

8

1

4
Gunnerkeld

Stone Circle • 10.44km WNW

62

1

14

3
Rasett Hill

Round Cairn • 10.79km E

1

1
White Raise

Cairn(s) • 10.93km W
Waitby Castle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.63km E

3

1
Druidical Judgement Seat

Rath • 11.64km NE

4

4

1
Wilson Scar

Stone Circle • 12.09km WNW

1

2
Shapbeck Plantation

Stone Circle • 12.27km WNW

18

6
Croglam Castle

Hillfort • 12.92km E

3

3
Knipescar Common

Ring Cairn • 13.84km WNW

1
Cautley Iron Age Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.97km SE

1

2
Mallerstang Bronze Age Cairns

Cairn(s) • 14.02km E

4
Mallerstang Pillow Mounds

Artificial Mound • 14.02km E

2
Scober

Stone Circle • 14.18km NE

1

1
Scarside Plantation

Hillfort • 14.19km WNW
Knipe Moor

Stone Circle • 14.39km WNW

14

8
Rawthey Bridge

Stone Circle • 14.54km ESE

1

2
Selside Pike

Cairn(s) • 15.07km W

5

1
Four Stones Hill

Standing Stones • 16.32km W

25

4
Towtop Kirk

Enclosure • 16.58km W

9

1

4
Castle Crags, Mardale

Hillfort • 17.3km W

3

1
Low Moor

Long Barrow • 17.34km WNW

14

7
Leacet Circle

Stone Circle • 17.76km NW

25

8

1
Potter Fell

Stone Circle • 17.92km SW

2

2
The Cop Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.39km WNW

19

6
Leonard’s Cragg

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.55km ENE

3

1
Moor Divock

18.67km WNW

2

4

2
Moor Divock SE

Ring Cairn • 18.73km WNW

19

4
Low Raise

Cairn(s) • 18.74km W

2

1
Moor Divock Centre

Ring Cairn • 18.94km WNW

6

2
Moor Divock Alignment

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.01km WNW

2

3
Clifton Standing Stones

Standing Stones • 19.04km WNW

11

7
Skirsgill Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.21km WNW

1
Winderwath

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.39km NW

6

2
White Raise

Cairn(s) • 19.43km WNW

8

4
High Raise

Cairn(s) • 19.48km W

4

1
Cockpit Cairns

Cairn(s) • 19.48km WNW

11

3
Mill Rigg Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.65km WSW

1
The Cockpit

Stone Circle • 19.72km WNW

41

1

5

1
Brougham

Stone Circle • 19.82km NW

2