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Long Meg and Her Daughters

Little Salkeld, Cumbria

A coven of witches turned to stone, guarded by their tall red mother.

Long Meg's Daughters form one of the largest stone circles in England, a vast oval of around 60 stones. Long Meg herself stands outside the ring, a tall pillar of red sandstone carved with spirals and rings.

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When
c. 2500 BC
Where
54.7279, -2.6676
Group
Circles & monuments

Visiting

Free access. The lane runs right through the circle.

Cover of The Ledger of Lost Britain by Cale Mills
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The Ledger of Lost Britain

The Romans arrived in AD 43. For most people that is where the history of Britain begins. But by the time the legions landed, people had already been living on these islands for thousands of years. They had hunted, farmed, mined flint, dragged stones across the country, raised a hill by hand, and buried their dead in great tombs. They left no written words. What they left was the ground itself. Every place in this book can be visited, or has been dug up, or is in a museum.

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