Lake District Stone Circle

North eastern lake district near keswick.

Lake district stone circle. Ten lakes tour of the lake district from us 67 89. It is composed of 38 free standing stones some up to 3 metres 10 feet high. The views surrounding castlerigg stone circle in the lake district. There are some 50 stone circles in the lake district and cumbria including some of the earliest stone circles in britain.

A small gap between the stones acted as an entrance way and is still visible on the south eastern side of the site. According to tripadvisor travellers these are the best ways to experience castlerigg stone circle. The circle contains 38 stones of local slate and has a diameter of approximately 30 metres although it is believed that castlerigg stone circle once contained 41 stones in all. Johns castlerigg and wythburn östlich von keswick in cumbria im lake district auf einem nordöstlichen ausläufer des castlerigg fell.

Subscribe subscribed unsubscribe 186. The long meg stone is a solitary upright stone of red sandstone standing 12 feet high. 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. Swinside stone circle originally consisting of around 60 stones swinside is a remarkably intact stone circle with 55 of the megalithic structures still remaining.

Unsubscribe from ian graves. A panoramic view of castlerigg stone circle. Der steinkreis von castlerigg englisch castlerigg stone circle ist einer der größten steinkreise in england. Castlerigg stone circle stands on a superb natural plateau commanding a superb 360 degree view over the surrounding fells.

The stone circle at castlerigg alternatively keswick carles carles carsles castle rig or druids circle is situated near keswick in cumbria north west england one of around 1 300 stone circles in the british isles and brittany it was constructed as a part of a megalithic tradition that lasted from 3 300 to 900 bc during the late neolithic and early bronze ages. Der untergrund besteht aus skiddaw schiefer. A bronze age stone circle in a lovely setting on the eastern fringe of the lake district long meg and her daughters is the third largest stone circle in britain.