What is recorded here
Castle Rigg stone circle is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.
Castle Rigg stone circle dates to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, around 2500–1500 BCE. It is thought to have been used for ceremonial or ritual purposes, possibly aligned with astronomical events.
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Photo: Chris Charlesworth · CC BY-SA 2.0