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Twelve Apostles, West Yorkshire
53.9016° N, -1.8095° E
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The Twelve Apostles (grid reference SE12614506) is a stone circle near Ilkley and Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England.
Paleolithic
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Chalcolithic
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Iron Age
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Stones fallen by mid-20th century
mid-20th century
Bank visible in 1920s
1920s
Raistrick survey
1929
Unauthorised re-erection attempt
1971
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Burial and Funerary Structures
Burial cairnBurial mound
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Religious and Ritual Structures
Stone circleStanding stonesPeristalith
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Environmental and Natural Features
Bank (earthwork)Artificial mound
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