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Lake District Travel Guide - Stone Circles

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

Blakely Rise stone circle Ennerdale Bridge, Cumbria 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. Ennerdale Bridge, Cumbria, England, Location: Just off the minor road south of Ennerdale Bridge towards Hailes. Easy parking on the roadside. Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Castlerigg Keswick, Cumbria 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. Keswick, Cumbria, England, Location: off A66, just east of Keswick Website: Castlerigg English Heritage Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

King Arthur's Round Table Penrith, Cumbria A much altered henge complex, only a few hundred yards from the larger and more intact Mayburgh Henge. Penrith, Cumbria, England, Location: 1 mile s of Penrith on the west side of the A66 English Heritage Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Long Meg and Her Daughters Little Salkeld, Cumbria Bronze Age stone circle in a lovely setting. Near Penrith, Little Salkeld, Cumbria, England, Location: just NE of Little Salkeld, 2 miles N of Langwathby, off the A686 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Mayburgh Henge Penrith, Cumbria A large Neolithic Henge with a solitary standing stone in the middle. Penrith, Cumbria, England, Location: 1 mile s of Penrith off the A66, then signposted from B5320 English Heritage Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Cumbria/Lake District Travel Guide Introduction to Cumbria - Photo Tour Featured attractions Ambleside - Brantwood - Carlisle - Carlisle Castle - Cartmel Priory - Castlerigg Stone Circle - Cockermouth - Dove Cottage - Grasmere - Hadrian's Wall - Keswick - Kendal - Lake District National Park - Ravenglass Cumbria Accommodation Hotels - Self Catering Cottages