Castlerigg Stone Circle | Aerial Film of the Lake District's Most Beautifully Placed Megalithic Site

Dating to 3000 BC, Castlerigg in Cumbria is one of the most beautiful stone circles in the British Isles. It has panoramic views and the mountains of Helvellyn and High Seat as a backdrop. Castlerigg is about 97½ ft (30 metres) in diameter, and formerly comprised 42 stones. There are now only 38 stones, which vary in height from 3¼ ft (1 metre) to 7½ ft (2.3 metres). Three Neolithic stone axes originating from nearby Great Langdale were recovered from the site in the 19th century. In Professor Alexander Thom's opinion, the Type-A flattened circle was an astronomical observatory,

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