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Long Meg and Her Daughters is a stone circle located near Little Salkeld in Cumbria, comprising a ring of approximately seventy stones with Long Meg itself, a distinctive red sandstone monolith, positioned to the south-west of the circle. The monument dates to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, representing one of the largest stone circles in England. The site is associated with a cursus, an elongated Neolithic ritual enclosure defined by parallel banks, and a prehistoric enclosure, indicating sustained ritual and ceremonial use of the landscape across multiple prehistoric periods. The circle retains considerable archaeological significance for understanding prehistoric religious practice and monumental construction in northern Britain.
Long Meg and Her Daughters stone circle, associated cursus and prehistoric enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007866. View the official record →
Long Meg and Her Daughters is a stone circle located near Little Salkeld in Cumbria, comprising a ring of approximately seventy stones with Long Meg itself, a distinctive red sandstone monolith, positioned to the south-west of the circle. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007866.
Long Meg and Her Daughters stone circle, associated cursus and prehistoric enclosure is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1007866.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Settlement 100yds (90m) SE of Sceugh Farm (7.9 km), Settlement 1/3 mile (540m) ENE of Brougham Castle (8.6 km), Roman marching camp 450yds (410m) NE of Brovacum (8.6 km).
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