Castlerigg Stone Circle in the northern Lake District is a collection of 38 stones approximately 30m in diameter. Inside the circle is a further 10 stones creating a rectangle. Castlerigg Stone Circle was probably built around 3,000BC.
The Helvellyn Ridge over Castlerigg Stone Circle.
Blencathra above Castlerigg Stone Circle.
A similar shot taken with snow on Blencathra.
Here you can see more details regards my Lake District Prints from Keswick and the surrounding area.
Leaving Thirlmere and heading north towards Keswick as the light is quickly fading I’m hoping to make it in time to see the last of the light on the high
I’m really pleased to be published in Decembers edition of the BBC Countryfile magazine. My Castlerigg Dawn photo was selected amongst other great photos of Cumbria for a several page
Castlerigg Stone Circle is a popular location for Tourists and Photographers alike, there is something about the challenge of capturing this location that must appeal to Landscape Photographers. Maybe an
I’ve visited Castlerigg Stone Circle many times, it’s always worth a visit or detour en-route to other locations in the Northern Lake District. Quite often it’s busy with groups of
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