Castlerigg Stone Circle
📍 Cumbria, England
About
Castlerigg Stone Circle is situated on a prominent hill to the east of Keswick, in the Lake District National Park, North West England.
One of the earliest stone circles in Britain, erected around 3000 BC during the Neolithic period. Consists of 38 stones (with 10 more forming an inner rectangle) set in a dramatic natural amphitheatre near Keswick. Its purpose remains debated — possibly astronomical, ceremonial, or a meeting place for axe trading. Managed by English Heritage but freely accessible at all times. John Keats visited in 1818 and described its power.
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