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Arbor Low 1
Date Added: 1st Apr 2016
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Apr 2015
Arbor Low 1 submitted by Aurora_skygazer on 18th Apr 2015. Arbor Low, Derbyshire, a ring of collapsed stones, lying in a rough oval rather than a circle, on a panoramic plateau... photographed here in snow.
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Castle Ring (Derbyshire)
Date Added: 1st Apr 2016
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 19th Apr 2015
Castle Ring (Derbyshire) submitted by Aurora_skygazer on 19th Apr 2015. A circle of stone on the Castle Ring hillfort plateau, viewed from the summit of Robin Hood's Stride.
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Castlerigg
Date Added: 1st Apr 2016
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 13th Mar 2016. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Castlerigg submitted by rldixon on 7th Jan 2009. castlerigg taken about 11am dec 2008
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Castle Lane, Underskiddaw, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 4RN
Castlerigg is a huge ancient ring of 38 stones (previously 42) — one of the oldest in Britain, believed to have been set up by Neolithic people around 3000 BC. It looks dramatic against a panoramic backdrop of High Seat and Helvellyn mountains, which still had a light covering of snow over the tops when we visited the stone circle before the recent Spring Equinox. Two enormous stones stand upright on the north side, marking its entrance, and there is an outlying stone slightly south-west of the ring (moved from its original position!). Inside the Castlerigg ring is a small rectangle of standing stones — an unusual feature for stone circles.
Castlerigg looks well cared for by English Heritage, and entry is free during daytimes. It overlooks the Thirlmere Valley and is about a half-hour scenic walk from Keswick in the Lake District National Park. Those unable to walk may find limited parking in Castle Lane, beside the field containing the stone ring — be aware that parking space is very limited in the narrow lane, so best to avoid bank holiday weekends and school holidays if you can!
Cratcliff Rocks
Date Added: 1st Apr 2016
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 19th Apr 2015
Cratcliff Rocks submitted by Aurora_skygazer on 19th Apr 2015. Cratcliff Rocks — the site of a recently discovered Iron Age hillfort, near Birchover, in Derbyshire. This defended settlement is protected by steep drops to the east and south, with a boulder wall to the north and west. The rock wall uses earth-fast boulders in its construction.
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Nine Ladies
Date Added: 1st Apr 2016
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Apr 2015
Nine Ladies submitted by Aurora_skygazer on 18th Apr 2015. Nine Ladies Stone Circle on Stanton Moor... under deep snow.
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Poole’s Cavern
Date Added: 1st Apr 2016
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 19th Apr 2015
Poole’s Cavern submitted by Aurora_skygazer on 19th Apr 2015. Water splashing on the cave floor may leave calcite to form stalagmites like this spectacular specimen in Poole’s Cavern.
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Robin Hood's Stride
Date Added: 1st Apr 2016
Site Type: Rock Outcrop
Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 19th Apr 2015
Robin Hood's Stride submitted by Aurora_skygazer on 19th Apr 2015. Legend claims this is a favourite place of Robin Hood and Little John, when they wanted to enjoy the wine which they had liberated from some over-indulgent abbot or sheriff.
Robin would sit on one of the towers while Little John sat on the other, delivering judgment on litigated matters of the Law.
Then Robin would leap or step from the top of one tower to the other — to show off his wondrous agility! However, this stretches credibility rather a lot, because the two tower-like stones at e...
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Robin Hood's Stride
Date Added: 1st Apr 2016
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 19th Apr 2015
Robin Hood's Stride submitted by Aurora_skygazer on 19th Apr 2015. Legend claims this is a favourite place of Robin Hood and Little John, when they wanted to enjoy the wine which they had liberated from some over-indulgent abbot or sheriff.
Robin would sit on one of the towers while Little John sat on the other, delivering judgment on litigated matters of the Law.
Then Robin would leap or step from the top of one tower to the other — to show off his wondrous agility! However, this stretches credibility rather a lot, because the two tower-like stones at e...
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