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Lake District Travel Guide - Stone Circles
(and other bits and dabs of prehistoric sites, too!)
| Castlerigg
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Stone circle in a magnificent meadow setting. Not as large, or as well known as Stonehenge, but sit here as the sun goes down and try not to feel awed. Castlerigg was one of the first stone circles built in Britain, dating from about 3000 BC. The circle actually isn't (isn't a circle, that is), with one side flattened and a large gap between two huge stones on the north side, which suggests an entrance of some sort. There is a small rectangle of stones within the circle, an unusual feature in stone circles. There is also a small mound inside the circle, which suggests a burial place.
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Keswick,
Cumbria,
England
Attraction Type: Prehistoric
Location: off A66, just east of Keswick
Website: Castlerigg
English Heritage
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of Castlerigg
OS Grid NY291 236
Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express
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Gamelands Stone Circle
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A recumbent stone circle lying at the foot of Knott Scar, one mile east of the village of Orton, in the west of Cumbria's Eden Valley. The stones form a flattened circle, or oval, about 45 x 38 metres in circumference. There were originally 40 stones, but of these only 33 remain.
Knott Lane,
Orton,
Cumbria,
England
Attraction Type: Prehistoric
Location: On Knott Lane, a farm track off the minor road between Orton and Raisbeck
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OS Grid NY640081
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Little Meg Cairn
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Remains of a keb cairn, sometimes (wrongly) called a stone circle. the cairn consists of 11 stones, most fallen, around a central raised area. An excavation in 1866 revealed a burial cist with an urn containing cremated remains. The stones of the cist had cup and ring marks - one of these stones is now in Penrith Museum. The original cairn would have been covered with turf and ranged about 9.5 metres by 8 metres.
Little Salkeld,
Cumbria,
England
Attraction Type: Prehistoric
Location: Park at Long Meg stone circle (signposted from Little Salkeld).
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of Little Meg Cairn
OS Grid NY576374
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| Penrith (Hotel) |
Sharrow Bay Hotel
The award-winning 3 Red Star Sharrow Bay is known to discerning travellers the world over who return again and again to this magnificent lakeside hotel. The late Francis Coulson arrived in 1948, and he was joined by the late Brian Stack in 1952. The partnership flourished to make Sharrow Bay … more >>
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| Appleby-in-Westmorland (Hotel) |
Appleby Manor Country House Hotel
Situated just a short distance from the Lake District, the North Pennines and the North Yorkshire Dales, this charming country house hotel is set in its own grounds overlooking Appleby Castle. It has an AA Rosette award-winning restaurant, with a fine selection of wines and malt whiskey. There is also … more >>
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