What is recorded here
Long Meg part of an ancient stone circle is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.
Long Meg is part of a Neolithic or early Bronze Age stone circle, likely dating to between 3000 and 1500 BCE. The site may have had ritual or astronomical significance, and local folklore sometimes associates it with giants or magical beings.
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