Castlerigg Stone Circle with stormy skied approaching
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Castlerigg stone circle

Castlerigg's largest stone may weigh 16 tons. Nobody has dug there since 1882.

Castlerigg is generally assigned to the late fourth millennium BC, often around 3200 BC.

Does the mountain setting itself explain why it was built here?

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Photo: AdamMIbbotson, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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