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Castlerigg Stone Circle: Sheep grazing next to the ancient monument

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Castlerigg Stone Circle: Sheep grazing next to the ancient monument
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Castlerigg Stone Circle: Sheep grazing next to the ancient monument is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.
Castlerigg Stone Circle dates to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age, around 3000–2500 BCE. It is thought to have had ceremonial or astronomical significance, possibly aligned with solstice events.

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Photo: Michael Garlick · CC BY-SA 2.0