Meg and Her Daughters

The welcoming committee, Elsie and friend?

This stone arch railroad bridge was a beautiful sight along the river!

We spent a day walking near Penrith England along the Eden River. Our walk took us across some farms and through some of the farmers fields to find a stone circle known as Meg and Her Daughters. First we had to invade the space of some really big cows and traverse along an abandoned rail line but eventually we found the stone circle. It was a nice August summer day and we enjoyed the beauty and some of the history of our local area.

We came across some man-made caves carved along the banks of the river.

These guys did not like us being in their field but we prevailed!

There are about 1300 stone circles in the British Isles. One of the noteworthy ones is Long Meg and Her Daughters.  It dates back to the Bronze Age and is the sixth largest stone circle of this age found in Northern Europe. Scientists believe this stone circle was constructed and played a part of life within a period that ranged from 3300 to 900 BC, a long time ago. The stone circle has 59 primary stones of which 27 remain upright today. "Long Meg" is the tallest of the stones and is 3.6 meters high. The stones are marked with carvings that include spiral and concentric rings. I wonder what it was all for?

Long Meg ...

… and some of her daughters