Oddendale

Oddendale, Cumbria

Visited: 25th August 2022

This is just off the M6 turn off for Shap that we do at least every month when visiting the in-laws. Travelling either way were always too tired for a stop so havent visited in all the years weve been passing. I finally did it as a solo trip from the in-laws house in Helton, through some backroads in Shap and across the fell on a single-track road, parked up by a farm at a suitable place and walked across the easy country to the circle. Like the Cock Pit on Moor Divock its not easy to photograph, the stones themselves arent big but the circles is large. The inner circle is more pronounced and precise and theres a good atmosphere despite the constant sound from the motorway. See also Kalmott Cairn Circle.

Inner circle:
oddendale_001.jpg: oddendale_001 (20kB) - view original 1.3MB

Geo URI: geo:54.5098,-2.6316
Latitude: 54° 30 35 N
Longitude: 2° 37 54 W

oddendale_002.jpg: Part of the larger outer circle (34kB) - view original 1.1MB