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Long Meg and Her Daughters is the sixth-largest stone circle in Britain, out in the boonies in Cumbria, near Penrith. The place is sufficiently remote that even the signage refers to a "Druid Circle." (But the area, Eden Valley, is surpassingly beautiful; Edenic). There are 69 stones (the daughters; or lovers, some say); I'd guess the circle is 200 feet in diameter, large enough for a country lane to pass right through. Long Meg herself is a sandstone out-lyer, carved with cups/rings, perhaps not part of the circle originally. |
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Long Meg and a few of her daughters at sunset |
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Vicki and Long Meg |
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Carvings on Long Meg (but none of the others) |
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View of circle, Long Meg on right |
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East side of circle |
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Beautiful old tree in midst of circle |
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Present use of stones |
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Wordsworth's poem on Long Meg, posted on a nearby tree by some caring, intelligent soul... |
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