{"id":119,"date":"2010-04-11T12:17:38","date_gmt":"2010-04-11T12:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fourtoes.co.uk\/iblog\/?p=119"},"modified":"2019-08-29T17:16:31","modified_gmt":"2019-08-29T17:16:31","slug":"castlerigg-stone-circle-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fourtoes.co.uk\/iblog\/castlerigg-stone-circle-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Castlerigg Stone Circle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-463\" href=\"https:\/\/fourtoes.co.uk\/iblog\/castlerigg-stone-circle-2\/castlerigg3b\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-463\" title=\"Castlerigg Stone Circle\" src=\"http:\/\/fourtoes.co.uk\/iblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Castlerigg3b.jpg\" alt=\"Castlerigg Stone Circle\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fourtoes.co.uk\/iblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Castlerigg3b.jpg 800w, https:\/\/fourtoes.co.uk\/iblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Castlerigg3b-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Castlerigg Stone Circle is one of the most visually impressive  prehistoric monuments  in Britain, and is the most visited stone circle in Cumbria. Every year  thousands of people visit it to look, photograph, draw and wonder why and when and by  whom it was built.  The stone circle is on the level top of a low hill with views across to  Skiddaw, Blencathra and Lonscale Fell.<\/p>\n<p>There are 38 stones in a circle approximately 30 metres in diameter.  Within the ring is a rectangle of a further 10 standing stones. The tallest stone is 2.3  metres high. It was probably built around 3000 BC &#8211; the beginning of the later Neolithic  Period &#8211; and is one of the earliest stone circles in Britain. It is important in terms of  megalithic astronomy and geometry, as the construction contains significant astronomical alignments.<\/p>\n<p>Although its origins are unknown it is believed that it was used  for ceremonial or  religious purposes.<\/p>\n<p>Castlerigg Stone Circle was bought in 1913 by  Canon Hardwicke  Rawnsley, co-founder of the National Trust, and others.<\/p>\n<p>The stone circle is on land owned by the National Trust, and  maintained by  English Heritage.<\/p>\n<p>HDR&#8217;d from one Raw file.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Castlerigg Stone Circle is one of the most visually impressive prehistoric monuments in Britain, and is the most visited stone circle in Cumbria. Every year thousands of people visit it to look, photograph, draw and wonder why and when and by whom it was built. 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