Castlerigg Stone Circle Lake District

Above Keswick, Lake District , Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
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    Ancient ruins, Historic site, Landmark/point of interest

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  • 1

    Keswick

    ... . I hate to bust the British bubble, but these ain't mountains. Anyway, I am going to hike out the couple miles to Castlerigg Stone Circle, and call it an early night. This place is muy bonita, but It is kind of expensive. Tomorrow I'm doing a bit of ...

  • 2

    Windemeres answer to weather prediction... the RAF

    4 photos

    ... nature in her other cycle... when the lushness of the area ripens and blooms. One place I did visit today was the Castlerigg stone circle. I had seen the turn off on the way into Windemere yesterday, but didn't have the time to investigate further... I ...

  • 3

    seeing the lake district

    23 photos

    ... ! Missed the museum which closed earlier than the 5:30 no9rmal time but conti8nued back through Ambleside to my last stop, the Castlerigg Stone Circle. Hippie types seem to love this place but to me it was just a contrived bunch of rocks. I expect more ...

  • 4

    More English trekking - starting to do it right!

    ... described above and the third day we decided to give ourselves a chance to rest and only did a short walk up to Castlerigg Stone Circle (think StoneHenge but smaller). We then moved down to Ambleside which sits at the top of Windermere Lake - it ...

  • 5

    Lake District

    12 photos

    ... en Bowder Stone. De camino a Keswick bordeando el lago Derwent y culminando el día en el círculo megalítico Castlerigg Stone Circle. Día 5. Yorkshire Dales La casa de huéspedes Hollywood es muy acogedora. Habitaciones amplias, limpias y más que ...

  • 6

    Romans, Writers, & a Henge

    9 photos

    ... .  The walk was long and exhausting, but we were proud of ourselves. Next, we headed to Castlerigg stone circle. This is a henge like the famous Stonehenge, but much smaller.  Henges were probably used for religious ceremonies.  ...

  • 7

    Keswick

    13 photos

    After lunch I jumped back in the car and headed towards Keswick. Taking it all as it comes and taking a few little detours along the way. On the way I went via Thirlmere and the Castlerigg Stone ...

  • 8

    Screaming around the Lake District....

    8 photos

    Busy busy busy today.  First we went to Castlerigg Stone Circle, which dates from the Early Bronze Age - around 3200 BC.  Pretty old.  The setting is amazing - surrounded on all sides by mountains, and hardly a sound to hear...except for ...