The Goatstones

The Goatstones is a Bronze-Age four-poster stone circle located near Ravensheugh Crags in Northumberland, England.

The name is thought to be derived from the Saxon "gyet stanes" meaning "wayside stones".

[2] The stones are no higher than 80 centimetres (31 in), and are separated by a distance of approximately 4 metres (13 ft).

The Goatstones is the only recorded example of a four-poster stone circle bearing cup marks.

[4] Four-poster stone circles are found mainly in Scotland, particularly in Perthshire, and more rarely in Ireland, Wales and England.