Castlerigg Stone Circle
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Address | Castle Ln, Underskiddaw, Keswick CA12 4RN, UK |
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Hours | Open 24 hours |
Phone | +44 370 333 1181 |
Owners | Historic England |
Designated as world heritage site | August 18, 1882 |
Did you know | There are few stone circles in Britain in such a dramatic setting as that of Castlerigg, which overlooks the Thirlmere Valley with the mountains of High Seat and Helvellyn as a backdrop. |
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ID | 940148 |
About Castlerigg Stone Circle
The stone circle at Castlerigg is situated near Keswick in Cumbria, North West England. One of around 1,300 stone circles in the British Isles and Brittany, it was constructed as a part of a megalithic tradition that lasted from 3,300 to 900 BC, during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages.
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