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Lake District Travel Guide - Stone Circles


(and other bits and dabs of prehistoric sites, too!)


 Blakely Rise stone circle
We had the pleasure of visiting here, and our information is based on our personal experiences We took some photos of this location that we'd like to share with you  

Blakely Rise stone circle A small stone circle of 11 stones, set in a lovely moorland location south of Ennerdale Bridge. Not the largest, nor the most imposing, but a very attractive stone circle in a lovely setting. more...
Ennerdale Bridge, Lake District, Cumbria, England

Attraction Type: Prehistoric
Location: Just off the minor road south of Ennerdale Bridge towards Hailes. Easy parking on the roadside.
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Photos of Blakely Rise stone circle
OS Grid NY060139
Photo Credit: David Ross/Britain Express
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 Castlerigg
We had the pleasure of visiting here, and our information is based on our personal experiences We took some photos of this location that we'd like to share with you  

Castlerigg 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. more...
Keswick, Cumbria, England

Attraction Type: Prehistoric
Location: off A66, just east of Keswick
Website: Castlerigg
English Heritage
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Photos of Castlerigg
OS Grid NY291 236
Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express
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  Gamelands Stone Circle
We had the pleasure of visiting here, and our information is based on our personal experiences  

Gamelands Stone Circle 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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 King Arthur's Round Table
  

King Arthur's Round Table A much altered henge complex, only a few hundred yards from the larger and more intact Mayburgh Henge. more...
Penrith, Cumbria, England

Attraction Type: Prehistoric
Location: 1 mile s of Penrith on the west side of the A66
English Heritage
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OS Grid NY523283
Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express
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  Little Meg Cairn
We had the pleasure of visiting here, and our information is based on our personal experiences We took some photos of this location that we'd like to share with you  

Little Meg Cairn 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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Photos of Little Meg Cairn
OS Grid NY576374
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 Long Meg and Her Daughters
We had the pleasure of visiting here, and our information is based on our personal experiences We took some photos of this location that we'd like to share with you  

Long Meg and Her Daughters Bronze Age stone circle in a lovely setting. more...
Little Salkeld, Near Penrith, Cumbria, England

Attraction Type: Prehistoric
Location: just NE of Little Salkeld, 2 miles N of Langwathby, off the A686
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Photos of Long Meg and Her Daughters
OS Grid NY571371
Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express
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 Mayburgh Henge
  

Mayburgh Henge A large Neolithic Henge with a solitary standing stone in the middle. more...
Penrith, Lake District, Cumbria, England

Attraction Type: Prehistoric
Location: 1 mile s of Penrith off the A66, then signposted from B5320
English Heritage
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OS Grid NY519285
Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express
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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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