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Long Meg and Her Daughters is a Neolithic stone circle situated north-east of Penrith. The stone circle is the third widest in England, behind Avebury in Wiltshire and Stanton Drew in Somerset. It consists of 66 stones set in an east / west oval configuration measuring 120 m on its long axis. Long Meg herself is a 3.8 m high, nine-tonne menhir made of red sandstone, which stands about 18 m from the entrance to the circle. On the side of the Long Meg facing the circle, there are rock carvings consisting of cup-and-ring markings, concentric circles and spirals.

Long Meg and Her Daughters is a Neolithic stone circle situated north-east of Penrith. The stone circle is the third widest in England, behind Avebury in Wiltshire and Stanton Drew in Somerset. It consists of 66 stones set in an east / west oval configuration measuring 120 m on its long axis. Long Meg herself is a 3.8 m high, nine-tonne menhir made of red sandstone, which stands about 18 m from the entrance to the circle. On the side of the Long Meg facing the circle, there are rock carvings consisting of cup-and-ring markings, concentric circles and spirals.

Long Meg and Her Daughters is a Neolithic stone circle situated north-east of Penrith. The stone circle is the third widest in England, behind Avebury in Wiltshire and Stanton Drew in Somerset. It consists of 66 stones set in an east / west oval configuration measuring 120 m on its long axis. Long Meg herself is a 3.8 m high, nine-tonne menhir made of red sandstone, which stands about 18 m from the entrance to the circle. On the side of the Long Meg facing the circle, there are rock carvings consisting of cup-and-ring markings, concentric circles and spirals. There is also the smaller kerbed burial mound of Little Meg to the north.

Long Meg and Her Daughters is a Neolithic stone circle situated north-east of Penrith. The stone circle is the third widest in England, behind Avebury in Wiltshire and Stanton Drew in Somerset. It consists of 66 stones set in an east / west oval configuration measuring 120 m on its long axis. Long Meg herself is a 3.8 m high, nine-tonne menhir made of red sandstone, which stands about 18 m from the entrance to the circle. On the side of the Long Meg facing the circle, there are rock carvings consisting of cup-and-ring markings, concentric circles and spirals. There is also the smaller kerbed burial mound of Little Meg to the north. One of the spirals on Long Meg

Long Meg and Her Daughters is a Neolithic stone circle situated north-east of Penrith. The stone circle is the third widest in England, behind Avebury in Wiltshire and Stanton Drew in Somerset. It consists of 66 stones set in an east / west oval configuration measuring 120 m on its long axis. Long Meg herself is a 3.8 m high, nine-tonne menhir made of red sandstone, which stands about 18 m from the entrance to the circle. On the side of the Long Meg facing the circle, there are rock carvings consisting of cup-and-ring markings, concentric circles and spirals. There is also the smaller kerbed burial mound of Little Meg to the north.

King Arthur's Round Table is a circular neolithic henge originally about 90 m in diameter, damaged by road construction, consisting of a central raised area about 24 m in diameter, from which a continuous 3.5 m wide embankment extends to the south-east. It runs through a ditch with a width of 12 to 16 m and a depth of around 1.5 m, and over a berm seven metres wide. It then forms the 7.5 metre wide entrance through the 10 to 12 metre wide embankment. The rampart has a maximum height of 1.7 m, and at its deepest point is just over half a metre. The monument is the centre of three henges that lie in a triangle. The henge to the south ("Little Round Table") has been destroyed. The larger Mayburgh Henge lies a few hundred metres away to the west.

King Arthur's Round Table is a circular neolithic henge originally about 90 m in diameter, damaged by road construction, consisting of a central raised area about 24 m in diameter, from which a continuous 3.5 m wide embankment extends to the south-east. It runs through a ditch with a width of 12 to 16 m and a depth of around 1.5 m, and over a berm seven metres wide. It then forms the 7.5 metre wide entrance through the 10 to 12 metre wide embankment. The rampart has a maximum height of 1.7 m, and at its deepest point is just over half a metre. The monument is the centre of three henges that lie in a triangle. The henge to the south ("Little Round Table") has been destroyed. The larger Mayburgh Henge lies a few hundred metres away to the west.

Mayburgh Henge is a large prehistoric monument on a hill south of Penrith. It consists of a bank, now covered with trees, 117m in diameter. The outer ditch is interrupted to the east by an entrance that faces the henge of King Arthur's Round Table, about 400m away. Mayburgh's bank is made of pebbles taken from the nearby river and has no inner ditch from which the material for the rampart was taken - a technique otherwise only known from other henges. Its estimated that the bank contains c20,000 tons of stones (despite many being taken away over the years for other uses. The bank is up to 4.6 metres. Contained within it is a single monolith 2.7 metres high. No proper excavation has been done here, so it is difficult to date the henge with any certainty, but the presence of Neolithic and Bronze axes found near the site indicate a date in the Neolithic or Bronze Age (3000 - 2000BC). The menhir in the centre

Mayburgh Henge is a large prehistoric monument on a hill south of Penrith. It consists of a bank, now covered with trees, 117m in diameter. The outer ditch is interrupted to the east by an entrance that faces the henge of King Arthur's Round Table, about 400m away. Mayburgh's bank is made of pebbles taken from the nearby river and has no inner ditch from which the material for the rampart was taken - a technique otherwise only known from other henges. Its estimated that the bank contains c20,000 tons of stones (despite many being taken away over the years for other uses. The bank is up to 4.6 metres. Contained within it is a single monolith 2.7 metres high. No proper excavation has been done here, so it is difficult to date the henge with any certainty, but the presence of Neolithic and Bronze axes found near the site indicate a date in the Neolithic or Bronze Age (3000 - 2000BC).

Mayburgh Henge is a large prehistoric monument on a hill south of Penrith. It consists of a bank, now covered with trees, 117m in diameter. The outer ditch is interrupted to the east by an entrance that faces the henge of King Arthur's Round Table, about 400m away. Mayburgh's bank is made of pebbles taken from the nearby river and has no inner ditch from which the material for the rampart was taken - a technique otherwise only known from other henges. Its estimated that the bank contains c20,000 tons of stones (despite many being taken away over the years for other uses. The bank is up to 4.6 metres. Contained within it is a single monolith 2.7 metres high. No proper excavation has been done here, so it is difficult to date the henge with any certainty, but the presence of Neolithic and Bronze axes found near the site indicate a date in the Neolithic or Bronze Age (3000 - 2000BC).

The circle consists of 38 unworked, differently shaped stones, up to three metres high and weighing 16 tonnes, most of which are made of slate. They face the smoother side inwards. Some had toppled over. Originally there were 42 stones that formed an oval with a diameter of around 70.0 metres. A 3.3 metre wide area at the northern end of the circle, formed by two large stones, probably served as the entrance. In 1853, the remains of three burial mounds were discovered in the stone circle. The circle was probably built around 3200 BC, making it one of the earliest stone circles in Britain. It is also a very popular site, especially after the arrival of the railway in nearby Keswig, bringing daytrippers from the industrial north. As a reaction to visitors chipping of fragments from the stones as souvenirs, Castlerigg became a protected monument by law already in 1882. Nevertheless, some parents still see the stones as a children's playground.

The circle consists of 38 unworked, differently shaped stones, up to three metres high and weighing 16 tonnes, most of which are made of slate. They face the smoother side inwards. Some had toppled over. Originally there were 42 stones that formed an oval with a diameter of around 70.0 metres. A 3.3 metre wide area at the northern end of the circle, formed by two large stones, probably served as the entrance. In 1853, the remains of three burial mounds were discovered in the stone circle. The circle was probably built around 3200 BC, making it one of the earliest stone circles in Britain. It is also a very popular site, especially after the arrival of the railway in nearby Keswig, bringing daytrippers from the industrial north. As a reaction to visitors chipping of fragments from the stones as souvenirs, Castlerigg became a protected monument by law already in 1882.

The circle consists of 38 unworked, differently shaped stones, up to three metres high and weighing 16 tonnes, most of which are made of slate. They face the smoother side inwards. Some had toppled over. Originally there were 42 stones that formed an oval with a diameter of around 70.0 metres. A 3.3 metre wide area at the northern end of the circle, formed by two large stones, probably served as the entrance. In 1853, the remains of three burial mounds were discovered in the stone circle. The circle was probably built around 3200 BC, making it one of the earliest stone circles in Britain. It is also a very popular site, especially after the arrival of the railway in nearby Keswig, bringing daytrippers from the industrial north. As a reaction to visitors chipping of fragments from the stones as souvenirs, Castlerigg became a protected monument by law already in 1882.

The Swinside Stone Circle (aka Sunken Church) has a diameter of 29 metres and still consists of 54 stones, 28 of which are upright. The distance between the stones is 1.5 metres on average. The largest stone measures 2.3 metres and stands to the north. The entrance is located in the south-east between two portal stones and the stones probably originally stood on the inside of a rampart, they are all collapsed inwards.

The Swinside Stone Circle (aka Sunken Church) has a diameter of 29 metres and still consists of 54 stones, 28 of which are upright. The distance between the stones is 1.5 metres on average. The largest stone measures 2.3 metres and stands to the north. The entrance is located in the south-east between two portal stones and the stones probably originally stood on the inside of a rampart, they are all collapsed inwards.

The Swinside Stone Circle (aka Sunken Church) has a diameter of 29 metres and still consists of 54 stones, 28 of which are upright. The distance between the stones is 1.5 metres on average. The largest stone measures 2.3 metres and stands to the north. The entrance is located in the south-east between two portal stones and the stones probably originally stood on the inside of a rampart, they are all collapsed inwards.