Contents
- 1 Linked Documents
- 2 Kirkhaugh
- 3 Long Meg and her Daughters standing stone and stone circle
- 4 Castlerigg stone circle
- 5 Mayburgh Henge
- 6 King Arthurs Round Table Henge
- 7 Whitley Castle Roman Fort
- 8 Hardnott Roman Fort
- 9 Dunmallard Hill Fort
- 10 Troutback Roman Camps
- 11 Maiden Castle Fort Pooley Bridge
- 12 Little Meg Stone Circle
- 13 Site Gallery
Linked Documents
Kirkhaugh
This mound is 22ft. in diam. and about 3ft high. It has been built upon a natural knoll which makes the barrow look larger than it is. Excavation showed that the mound has an earthy core with a rubble capping.
Long Meg and her Daughters standing stone and stone circle
Long Meg and her Daughters is a remarkable Neolithic monument located near Penrith in Cumbria, England.
Castlerigg stone circle
Castlerigg stone circle is one of the oldest and most scenic megalithic monuments in Britain, dating back to the late Neolithic period, around 3000 BC
Mayburgh Henge
Mayburgh Henge is a remarkable prehistoric monument located near Eamont Bridge in Cumbria, England. It consists of a massive circular bank of river cobbles, enclosing a flat area with a single standing stone near the centre.
King Arthurs Round Table Henge
King Arthur's Round Table is a Late Neolithic Henge (2000-1000 BCE). It consists of a low circular platform surrounded by a wide ditch 12m wide by 1.5m wide , this configuration of a bank and ditch being a characteristic of these prehistoric henges.
Whitley Castle Roman Fort
Those of you who are fans of Bernard Cornwell will know Whitley castle from his latest book: those of you who know their Roman stuff will know it as Epiacum Fort: and those who really know their stuff will know it’s the most complex set of defenses in the Roman world
Hardnott Roman Fort
Hardknott Roman Fort, laying strewn like a discarded child’s toy on the high mountain side, impossibly canted to the east and perched precariously on a rugged cliff edge. Known to its builders as Mediobogdum, the fortress is square, as opposed to the usual rectangular shape. It is 115m to a side, and we have the...
Dunmallard Hill Fort
Dunmallard Hill, shrouded in trees, hides a true hill-fort. It uses the steep slopes of the hill to good effect, adding to the defence with a deep ditch and rampart within.
Troutback Roman Camps
At Troutbeck are three Roman marching camps and a small fort. This could be either a training camp or signs of three campaigns and a later fort.
Maiden Castle Fort Pooley Bridge
A superbly circular "fort", built on the side of the hill, which seems to be a Brigantian fashion (see below). This is built with two rampart walls and a very narrow ditch between - 1-2m. If these were defences, they seem pretty slight. In it's way, a miniature version of Wandlebury, but only about 200m...
Little Meg Stone Circle
Little Meg Stone Circle, also known as Maughanby Circle, is a small and ancient monument located near the village of Little Salkeld in Cumbria, England. It consists of eleven large kerb stones that probably surrounded a Bronze Age kerb cairn, a type of burial mound
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