08/20/2007 | Castlerigg Stone Circle

Castlerigg Stone Circle or the Keswick Carles near Keswick is one of the most visually impressive prehistoric monuments in Britain and is the most visited stone circle in Cumbria. It was probably built around 3200 BC - the beginning of the later Neolithic Period - making it one of the earliest stone circles in Britain. It is important to archaeoastronomers who have noted that the sunrise during the Autumn equinox appears over the top of Threlkeld Knott, a hill 3.5km to the east. Some stones in the circle have been aligned with the midwinter sunrise and various lunar positions.

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