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Castlerigg Stone Circle

 
Description: 1.25 miles east of Keswick, Cumbria. Castlerigg Stone Circle is one of the most visually impressive prehistoric ... more
Castlerigg Stone Circle ... monuments in Britain, and is the most visited stone circle in Cumbria. The stone circle is on land owned by the National Trust, and maintained

Newest Review: ... to this day still refer to the circle as the Druid circle. Ironically the circle is not actually a perfect circle, as it is slightly flattened on its north east side, but to the casually observer it looks circular enough. The largest of the 48 stones is 2.3 metres high and weighs around 15 tonnes, with the average stone being around 1 metre high and around 2.25 tonnes.The South East side ... more

 ... contains a feature not found in other stone circles, that of a rectangular enclosure made out of 10 of the stones, the exact purpose of which, like the circle itself is unknown. It is thought that the circle is around 5000 years old, making it one of ...more

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Premium Review Castlerigg Stone Circle: Get Stoned and Be Happy (560 words)
by kensplace - written on 08/05/01 (Very useful, 137 readings)
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CastleRig Stone Circle I found this stone circle when I was riding the Coast to Coast ride for the first time, I had never heard of it before, in fact the only Stone Circle I had heard of was StoneHenge. Whilst not on the same scale as Stonehenge, this is a very impressive site, not least due to its magnificent mountainside settings. The circle itself is located on a hill 200 metres above Keswick, inside a much larger circle of fells and are shared with sheep as well as the curious public. First written about in the Eighteenth century by William Stukely who believed the were a druid temple, then later they inspired John Keets to write ...

 

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