Lake District Travel Guide - Stone Circles

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, Lake District, Cumbria, England

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A 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 circular, for one side is flattened and there is a large gap between two huge stones on the north side. These factors suggest 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, perhaps indicating a burial place. Open access, and easily reached from Keswick.
Keswick, Cumbria, England, CA12 4TE

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Heritage Highlight: One of the earliest stone circles in Britain

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Gamelands is 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 (very roughly 145 x 125 feet). There were originally 40 stones, but of these only 33 remain.
Knott Lane, Orton, Cumbria, England

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Heritage Highlight: One of the largest stone circles in Cumbria

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King Arthur's Round Table is a much-altered henge complex, only a few hundred yards from the larger and more intact Mayburgh Henge.
Eamont Bridge, Penrith, Cumbria, England, CA10 2BX

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Little Meg Cairn is the remains of a kerb 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.
Little Salkeld, Cumbria, England

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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. The 'Long Meg' stone is a solitary upright stone of red sandstone, standing 12 feet high. A legend - common with many stone circles - says that if you try to count the stones you will never arrive at the same total twice.
Little Salkeld, Cumbria, England

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A large Neolithic henge with banks up to 12 feet high. At the centre of the enclosure is a solitary standing stone, which may be the last survivor of a stone circle.
Eamont Bridge, Penrith, Lake District, Cumbria, England

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Swinside (also known as Sunkenkirk) is a Neolithic stone circle of 55 stones, possibly aligned to mark the midwinter sunset. The stone circle lies beneath Swinside Fell, on the slopes of Black Combe, in a wonderfully scenic location.
Swinside, Broughton-in-Furness, Cumbria, England

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Heritage Highlight: One of the best-preserved stone circles in northern England

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