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Castlerigg

Keswick, Cumbria, England

Large image (744x478 - 44k) Long view of the circle, looking northeast
Large image (752x450 - 52k) Looking southwest
Large image (768x502 - 42k) The north arc, looking southeast
Large image (752x387 - 36k) Looking east
Large image (744x464 - 37k) The eastern arc, looking southwest
Large image (833x352 - 29k) The eastern arc, looking southwest
Large image (874x473 - 52k) The southern arc, looking southwest
Large image (752x453 - 54k) The eastern arc, looking north
Large image (722x457 - 49k) The internal setting of stones on the eastern arc, looking east
Large image (760x445 - 49k) Looking across the circle to the entrance at the north
Large image (810x359 - 30k) Looking north
Large image (837x375 - 31k) Another northerly view
Large image (680x423 - 48k) The eastern arc, looking northeast
Large image (831x431 - 37k) Looking south

This circle, generally considered to be one of the earliest British circles, stands in a magnificent setting surrounded my the mountains of the Lake District. There are 38 stones in the setting - a further four stones are now missing - which has a diameter of 95 to 108 feet, being a slightly flattened circle. The tallest of the stones is about six feet. There is a clear entrance on the north side of the circle.

Within the ring is a smaller setting of low stones.

A stone axe was found within the circle and several others were found in the surrounding countryside.

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Find Castlerigg (or the nearest known site) at the Megalithic Portal