Keswick, Cumbria, England

Keswick Market

Castlerigg Stone Circle

Castlerigg Stone Circle 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. Castlerigg is about 30m in diameter, and formerly comprised forty-two stones; there are now only thirty-eight stones, which vary in height from 1m to 2.3m.

 

Local folklore states that the stones were men turned to stone. A number of "earth lights" have allegedly been sighted within the stone circle.

 

Pictured left is Castlerigg Stone Circle courtesy of Rob Bendall.

Castle Lane,

Underskiddaw,

Keswick,

Cumbria, CA12 4RN.

 

For further information, please visit:

www.english-heritage.org.uk

 

For further information, please read Ghosts: Mysterious Tales from the National Trust by Sian Evans.

Location

Visitor Information

Keswick is an English market town in Cumbria, England.

It is situated just north of Derwentwater, and 4 miles from Bassenthwaite.

Pictured left is Keswick Market courtesy of Diliff. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.