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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Little Meg Alternative Name: Maughanby Circle, Maughan Stone CircleCountry: England County: Cumbria Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Penrith Nearest Village: Little Salkeld
Map Ref: NY5769037479 Landranger Map Number: 91
Latitude: 54.730502N Longitude: 2.658529W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Rkphenix visited on 5th Dec 2021 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4
bishop_pam visited on 27th Sep 2020 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 3 In a field of coes, very muddy!
trystan_hughes visited on 1st Apr 2016 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4
NorthernerInLondon visited on 9th Dec 2014 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 4
Anne T visited on 30th Nov 2014 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Little Meg, Little Salkeld, Cumbria: After visiting the Addingham Cross, which is within walking distance, we went in search of Little Meg. Strange, as we've visited Long Meg and Her Daughters on a number of occasions, but somehow managed to overlook this little gem.
Located just to the west of the minor road from Little Salkeld to Glassonby, just north of Tarn House, there is actually no footpath to the stone circle, which can be seen from the gate to the field. There was a local family who were walking along the edge of the field to the stone circle, so we followed them. Their children enjoyed climbing onto the stones and jumping off, and we wondered how many other children in times gone by had done the same!
A few of the stones might be in their original positions, but it looks as if the farmer has re-located the majority to the field edge so he can plough the field, which is a huge shame. However, the stones are welcoming and still worth a visit. One stone has impressive spiral marks on it (I understand there is a second stone with rock art but we couldn't find it).
There is a footpath running from the minor road towards Maughandy Moo, and just inside the car there are some more large stones which look as if they might have been part of this ancient monument at some point.
kthdsn visited on 9th Aug 2014 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 2 Access: 5
Kimmy visited on 1st Jan 2014 Just along from Long Meg, difficulty on which way you go (crossing the fields or down the dirt track from Long Meg is a pain !
Richard13 visited on 1st Mar 2005 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4
BolshieBoris visited on 1st Jan 2002 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4
FrothNinja visited - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 4
MAIGO Bladup nicoladidsbury kelpie have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.78 Ambience: 3.33 Access: 4
Two of the stones on the site are decorated with spirals and cup and ring marks. A further stone is now in the Tullie Museum in Carlisle for safe keeping.
For more information see Pastscape Monument No. 12218, the description of which reads: "The remains of a small kerb cairn, occasionally mistakenly referred to as a stone circle. It now comprises 11 contiguous stones, most of them fallen, surrounding the surviving traces of an earthen mound. Excavations in 1866 uncovered a cup-and-ring marked central cist containing an urned cremation. A spiral and concentric circles are also evident on one of the kerb stones. Note that the excavator also referred to a second mound circa 100 yards to the east, and another apparent stone circle (?kerb for a cairn) in the adjoining field nearer to Long Meg."
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