![Birkrigg stone circle](../../images/2006/2006-08/2006-08-08-162754_small.jpg)
Birkrigg stone circle dates from between 1700 and 1400 BC.
![Stone circle, Birkrigg Common](../../images/2006/2006-08/2006-08-08-162922_small.jpg)
These two stones point along a path which lies along a line across the steeple
of Bardsea church and then Chapel Island. Sadly the stones have been vandalised
- paint being prominent on one stone in particular.
![Trig pillar, Birkrigg Common](../../images/2006/2006-08/2006-08-08-164952_small.jpg)
A short distance away lies the summit of Birkrigg Common with its trig pillar
(136 metres above sea level).
![limestone pavement, Birkrigg Common](../../images/2006/2006-08/2006-08-08-165208_small.jpg)
There are some significant fragments of limestone pavement remaining, being part
of the carboniferous limestone that surrounds the Lake District. (See also
visits to Whitbarrow Scar and
Hutton Roof Crags.)
![limestone pavement on Birkrigg Common](../../images/2006/2006-08/2006-08-08-165334_small.jpg)
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The highest point in Furness south of the A590 road, the views are extensive
across the sands of Morecambe Bay from east round to west.
Lake District holiday, August 2006
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