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Long Meg and Her Daughters
Little Salkeld, North West England
A big Bronze Age stone circle with one tall red outlier called Long Meg.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 30 min
Long Meg is the third largest stone circle in England, with about 59 stones in a huge oval. Long Meg herself is an outlier, with spirals carved on one face. It is free and open to wander. Lacy's Caves are a few minutes away.
Good to know
- Visit at sunrise or sunset
- Respect the farmland
- Getting there
- Single-track lane, small lay-by
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
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