Little Salkeld, Cumbria, England
Long Meg and Her Daughters
Long Meg and Her Daughters
Long Meg and Her Daughters is a Bronze Age stone circle consisting of 59 stones (of which 27 remain upright) set in an oval shape measuring 340ft on its long axis. There may originally have been as many as 70 stones.
Long Meg herself is a 12ft high monolith of red sandstone 80ft to the southwest of the circle made by her Daughters. Long Meg (pictured right courtesy of cathietinn) is marked with examples of megalithic art including a cup and ring mark, a spiral and rings of concentric circles.
According to folklore, the stones are 13th century witches who were turned to stone by a wizard named Michael Scott.
Co-ordinates:
54.72794°N 2.66765°W.
For further information, please read Haunted Britain and Ireland by Richard Jones.
Location
Visitor Information
Little Salkeld is a small village in Cumbria, England.
It is situated a few miles to the northeast of Penrith and within the parish of Hunsonby. Popular with walkers it is the closest village to Lacy's Caves and Long Meg and Her Daughters.
Pictured left is Long Meg and Her Daughters courtesy of Martin McCarthy. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
