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England 1. Long Meg and her Daughters stone circle near Penrith, Cumbria.
Long Meg herself is 3.6 metres high. Solstice alignments are can be discerned from studying and observing the orientation of the stones.
It is the 3rd largest stone circle in the British Isles (6th in world?), and one of the best preserved bronze age stone circles in England. 59/70 stones are still there and 27 still standing upright! Some new pictures of Long Meg and Her Daughters
Long Meg herself.
Long Meg herself.
Crossfell, the highest peak in the Dales-Pennines can be seen in the far distance (middle above, on the left below).
The child climbing on the far stone gives an idea of the size of the stones.
Sometimes archaeological sites are well and truly on the tourist trail and others you need to search in the small print. Either way, we always find it a pleasure wherever we are to visit an interesting archaeological site wherever we are on holiday, even if sites suffer from over indulgent tourism. Ancient prehistoric sites always hold a fascination as the tantalising archaeology always poses more questions that it answers and England is riddled with fascinating archaeological sites * page updated Jan 15th 2007 * EMAIL Phil Brown * images-photographs-pictures-photos-webshots © Dr W P Brown * |
