Lake District Stone Circle Keswick
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Lake district stone circle keswick. North eastern lake district near keswick. The castlerigg stone circle is a spectacularly positioned neolithic stone circle just outside the town of keswick. It is also among the earliest british circles raised in about 3000 bc during the neolithic period. Castlerigg stone circle stands on a superb natural plateau commanding a superb 360 degree view over the surrounding fells.
It is composed of 38 free standing stones some up to 3 metres 10 feet high. Johns castlerigg and wythburn östlich von keswick in cumbria im lake district auf einem nordöstlichen ausläufer des castlerigg fell der untergrund besteht aus skiddaw schiefer. Der steinkreis von castlerigg englisch castlerigg stone circle ist einer der größten steinkreise in england er liegt auf 229 m höhe im allerdale gemeinde st. Six lakes in a morning from windermere from us 37 27 lake district adventure sightseeing day trip from liverpool from us 62 57 mountain goat full day tour.
It consists of 40 standing stones up to 3m in height though the figure is often disputed and traditions dictates that you ll get a different answer each time you count. Built 4 5000 years ago on a high plateau this is one of the earliest neolithic stone circles in britain and. According to tripadvisor travelers these are the best ways to experience castlerigg stone circle. Lake district adventure sightseeing tagesausflug ab 63 27 sehen sie sich alle erlebnisse in castlerigg stone circle auf tripadvisor an.
Unweit von keswick auf einer hügelkuppe umgeben von den bergen des lake district befindet sich der castlerigg stone circle einer der größten steinkreise in england. Castlerigg is perhaps the most atmospheric and dramatically sited of all british stone circles with panoramic views and the mountains of helvellyn and high seat as a backdrop. The original purpose of the site is. Ten lakes tour of the lake district from 67 59.
It is one of britain s earliest stone circles dating back to the neolithic period 4000 to 5000 years ago. 2 5 kilometres 1 6 miles south east of keswick off the a591. The discovery near the famous castlerigg stone circle is thought to date back to the first century and has solved a mystery spanning hundreds of years historians always predicted there was a roman presence in the keswick area and now the underground remains of an ancient structure the size of eight football pitches has been found the site two miles east of the town was almost certainly a. Ten lakes tour of the lake district from us 67 89.
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