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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Karl Lofts like this:
CARL-LOFTS, a remarkable antiquity, either Druidical or Scandinavian, in Westmoreland; on the Lancaster and Carlisle railway, 2 miles S of Shap. It was originally an enclosure about ½ a mile long, and from 30 to 60 feet wide, by lines of unhewn granite blocks of great size, with a terminating circle, about 40 feet in diameter, of similar character; but it has been extensively demolished by blastings for building material, and by the forming of the railway.
Karl Lofts is now part of WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Karl Lofts itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Karl Lofts, in Westmorland and Furness and Westmorland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25380
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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