The Circle of Stone
- Photograph,Mixed Media
- 15 by 10 inches
- unframed
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£35.00
- Castlerigg Stone Circle
Castlerigg Stone Circle near Keswick in England is one of the most visually impressive prehistoric monuments in Britain and is the most visited stone circle in Cumbria.
The circle was probably constructed around 3200 BC.
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.
This plateau forms the raised centre of a natural amphitheatre created by the surrounding fells and from within the circle it is possible to see some of the highest peaks in Cumbria: Helvellyn, Skiddaw, Grasmoor and Blencathra.