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Castlerigg Stone Circle
Castlerigg Stone Circle Review
A Neolithic monument about 100 feet in diameter, this stone circle lies in a brooding natural hollow called St. John's Vale, ringed by magnificent peaks and ranged by sheep. The 38 stones aren't large, but the site makes them particularly impressive. Wordsworth described them as "a dismal cirque of Druid stones upon a forlorn moor." A marked route leads to a 200-foot-long path through a pasture. The site, which is always open to visitors, is 4 miles east of Keswick.
- Address: Off A66, Keswick, CA12 | Map It
- Cost: Free
- Website: www.english-heritage.org.uk
- Location: Keswick
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