Castlerigg
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You have to ask why I titled it magic circle, I don’t think I took one shot of the whole stone circle. Sunset or sunrise is what adds the magic.. if only I could manage to get up early enough to capture the sunrises. The Extract below was taken from Wikipedia… Wilkipedia “The stones are of a local metamorphic slate, set in a flattened circle, measuring 32.6m (107ft) at its widest and 29.5m (97ft) at its narrowest. The heaviest stone has been estimated to weigh around 16 tons and the tallest stone measures approximately 2.3m high. There is a 3.3m wide gap in its northern edge, which may have been an entrance. Within the circle, abutting its eastern quadrant, is a roughly rectangular setting of a further 10 stones. The circle was probably constructed around 3200 BC (Late Neolithic/Early Bronze-Age), making it one of the earliest stone circles in Britain and possibly Europe, too. It is important to archaeoastronomers who have noted that the sunrise during the Autumn equinox appears over the top of Threlkeld Knott, a hill 3.5km to the east. Some stones in the circle have been aligned with the midwinter sunrise and various lunar positions.” MY OLD STANDING STONES SET
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Ok.. it’s only part of the stone circle.. to be quite honest I’m pleased to have this photo. For me it seemed to be one of those days, nothing seemed right photowise. It was another enjoyable meet with Robert Hardy, I’m guessing and hoping his shots turned out better than mine :-) The Extract below was taken from Wikipedia… Wilkipedia “The stones are of a local metamorphic slate, set in a flattened circle, measuring 32.6m (107ft) at its widest and 29.5m (97ft) at its narrowest. The heaviest stone has been estimated to weigh around 16 tons and the tallest stone measures approximately 2.3m high. There is a 3.3m wide gap in its northern edge, which may have been an entrance. Within the circle, abutting its eastern quadrant, is a roughly rectangular setting of a further 10 stones. The circle was probably constructed around 3200 BC (Late Neolithic/Early Bronze-Age), making it one of the earliest stone circles in Britain and possibly Europe, too. It is important to archaeoastronomers who have noted that the sunrise during the Autumn equinox appears over the top of Threlkeld Knott, a hill 3.5km to the east. Some stones in the circle have been aligned with the midwinter sunrise and various lunar positions.” MY OLD STANDING STONES SET
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A magical place, it’s surrounded by grand mountains in all directions.
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Another shot of a section of Catlerigg Stone Circle.. I like the shapes and textures of the stones, especially with the setting sun behind them. MY OLD STANDING STONES SET
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Castlerigg Stone Circle again, as the sun set the stones almost turned to gold, casting their long shadows across the ground.. MY OLD STANDING STONES SET
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another shot from Castlerigg stone circle.
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Best viewed large! Thank you kindly for that Geoff as well as to my personal spell checker! You know who you are ;p
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I’ve swapped the image around for a little lighter effect! /
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An offer for the use of one of my photo’s from a magazine had me checking out my Castlerigg Stone Circle shots.. I noticed this photo that I hadn’t used… The sunset photo was taken at Castlerigg Stone Circle in the Lake Dsitrict National Park, Cumbria. OLD STANDING STONES SET THE LAKE DISTRICT
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Loved the view here while walking near Castlerigg in the English lake district. /
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I’m sure this will be the last one, it was taken about an hour earlier than the other photo’s. I just thought the backdrop was worth posting for. MY OLD STANDING STONES SET
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The backdrop was so beautiful in the field of the stone circle. And I liked it that there were sheep in that field to make full use of them too!
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This was taken in the field of the Castlerigg Stone Circle in the Lake District!
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2nd Photo from the Castlerigg Stone Circle….a very mysterious place. When I went to Keswick the other day, me and my Dad had a walk up to the Castlerigg Stone Circle. We thought it would be fairly quite, but that was not the case, and we were lucky to get a few photographs without people in them because not long after we arrived, a bus load of school kids pulled up! If you read the last paragraph, about the light phenomena, that was the effect I was trying to go for with this photograph. Castlerigg is to the Southwest of Blencathra (I’m sure I fell down that Mountain, it was either that or Catbells, yeah it could have been Catbells, whichever it was, I still have the scar from splitting my head open today!!) and is reputed to originally have had forty-two stones. It is one of the finest stone circles in Cumbria, there are spectacular views of the surrounding hills, and the site is well worth a visit, even though it is usually very busy in the summer season. Thought to date from around 3200BC, Castlerigg is one of the earliest circles in the British Isles. Although the term circle is not strictly true, as Castlerigg is slightly flattened on the Northeast face. There is evidence to suggest a round barrow or cairn once stood within the stone circle measuring about four metres. The stones seem to have many astronomical functions. On a more mysterious note the circle has been the focus of light phenomena over the years, white lights have been seen moving above the stones.
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This may be the last posting of Castlerigg Stone Circle.. maybe :-) I haven’t gone through all my shots yet.. MY OLD STANDING STONES SET
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Top of my browsing page says load something.. so I have :-) Taken a while back at Castlerigg, in the Lake District Nation Park, Cumbria. Evening light giving a magical touch to some of the standing stones that make up the stone circle. OLD STANDING STONES SET
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Sunsetting over the Stones at castlerigg. / better known as Castlerigg stones circle, situated near Keswick in Cumbria / The lake district national park. /
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Castlerigg Stone Circle Keswick, Cumbria. Taken 2nd Aug 2007.
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This stone cirlce sits outside Keswick in the English Lake District. This photograph was taken in March 2008 on a snowy spring morning. The image drama of the sky and back drop shows off the stones very well.
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One of the Castlerigg standing stones outside of Keswick in the English Lake District.
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A small style set into the farmers wall at Castlerigg stone circle just outside of Keswick in the English Lake District
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The ancient stone circle of Castlerigg, with snow covered Blencathra in the background,
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The ancient and enigmatic circle of stones at Castlerigg in Cumbria
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Castlerigg Stone Circle Keswick, Cumbria. Taken 2nd Aug 2007. The colours were so bright that the foreground landscape was just plunged into darkness from the shadows created from the light. A stunning view with a peaceful feel to it. I was the first person there that morning & it was just an amazing feeling to be the only person to witness this beautiful scene.
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