An irregular circular-shaped enclosure in Cumbria approximately 40m in diameter which is surrounded by a low turf-covered bank of piled small stones up to 3.5m wide and 0.7m high. Earlier interpretations had suggested a Bronze Age stone circle or enclosure but this does not on balance seem likely - although it must be stressed that very early Christian sites often occupied previous Pagan sites to convert the inhabitants - Towtop may have been selected for its prior use as a sacred gathering site. The geography certainly favours a prior Pagan association.
Published on August 01, 2020 06:07
