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northern perimeter of the enclosure, and another spring may have existed within the enclosure itself. Another, smaller, enclosure lies to the south-east. Although the circle appears to have been built on a slope, Clare suggests that the large enclosure was made across a valley up to 16 ft (4.9 m) deep. This valley leads to the River Eden where deposits of gypsum are found. It is possible, therefore, like the henges at
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The Long Meg monolith has motifs on the face looking towards the circle arranged in three sections. The markings include: in the centre, a cup at the centre of three rings, a spiral of four turns and various concentric arcs; in the lower section, three faint figures at the left-hand corner, an
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anti-clockwise spiral, cup and ring and various concentric arcs; in the upper section are faint rings, ovoids, spirals and other markings. Some of the stones in the circle itself have artificial markings on them as well.
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sunrises and sunsets. The Long Meg stones may be involved not just with solar timings, but also with lunar ones as well (most northerly/southerly Moon rises and sets).
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tons (tonnes)." The Long Meg monolith is of local red sandstone, probably from the
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877:The Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany
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1005:Photos of Long Meg on the Ancient Scotland site
881:. New Haven and London: Yale University Press.
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251:The Long Meg monolith and accompanying circle (
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1418:List of multiple-stone circles
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990:The Stone Circles of Cumbria
832:Barrowclough, David (2010).
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1336:Route of Megalithic Culture
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1833:Great Dolmen of Zambujeiro
1413:List of five-stone circles
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1448:Brennanstown Portal Tomb
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978:and Miranda Green eds.,
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1956:Chabola de la Hechicera
1823:Anta das Pedras Grandes
1813:Antas do Olival da Pêga
1473:Castlenalacht Stone Row
1306:Lancken-Granitz dolmens
1205:Dolmen de Mané-Kerioned
984:(1996): pp. 78–90.
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395:Castlerigg stone circle
175:situated north-east of
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2108:Burnmoor stone circles
1951:Antequera Dolmens Site
1899:Megaliths in the Urals
1326:Oldendorfer Totenstatt
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793:Beckensall, 2002, p.60
681:Mineralogical Magazine
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2753:Witchcraft in England
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2218:Nine Stones, Altarnun
2022:Obelisk of Theodosius
1971:Dolmen of Guadalperal
1843:Dolmen of Cunha Baixa
1700:Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum
1493:Gaulstown Portal Tomb
1483:Creevykeel Court Tomb
1015:The Megalithic Portal
915:. London: Routledge.
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543:Clare, 2007, p.44-48
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2501:Barclodiad y Gawres
1705:Xagħra Stone Circle
1503:Grange stone circle
1478:Castlestrange Stone
930:Clare, Tom (2007).
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722:Hood, 2012, pp. 5–9
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2001:La Torre–La Janera
1828:Anta da Vidigueira
1793:Anta de Carcavelos
1768:Almendres Cromlech
1595:Megalithic Temples
1558:Uragh Stone Circle
1538:Poulnabrone dolmen
1341:Sieben Steinhäuser
758:Clare, 2007, p.135
749:Clare, 2007, ch.10
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1773:Anta de Adrenunes
1644:Qortin l-Imdawwar
1453:Brownshill dolmen
1372:Le Creux ès Faïes
1260:Tombeau de Merlin
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976:Sandra Billington
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888:978-0-300-08347-7
769:"Brampton Online"
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2556:Foel Chwern
2506:Bedd Arthur
2460:Steinacleit
2213:Nine Ladies
2183:Leper Stone
2093:Bridestones
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1935:Stone ships
1913:Scandinavia
1714:Netherlands
1649:Santa Verna
1553:Turoe Stone
1528:Mount Venus
1331:Riesenstein
1255:Peyre-Brune
1144:Beglik Tash
113: /
89:Coordinates
2737:Categories
2626:Whetstones
2611:Trefignath
2576:Maen Madoc
2480:Tyrebagger
2475:Tomnaverie
2405:Colmeallie
2354:Callanish
2314:Drumskinny
2258:Stonehenge
2193:Mên-an-Tol
2168:Hoarstones
2148:Five Wells
2113:Castlerigg
1925:Runestones
1737:Brąchnówko
1659:Ta' Ħaġrat
1508:High cross
1468:Carrowmore
1392:Le Trépied
1346:Wotanstein
1121:Azerbaijan
591:1256672101
506:References
492:Sightseers
342:River Eden
282:River Eden
262:Little Meg
241:Little Meg
197:megalithic
151:Site notes
98:54°43′41″N
2707:Stone row
2687:Harrespil
2571:Maen Llia
2415:Drybridge
2410:Dunnideer
2395:Cat Stane
2350:Balquhain
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2304:Beaghmore
2233:Rollright
2103:Bull Ring
2088:Boskednan
2063:Arbor Low
2006:Son Matge
1742:Grzybnica
1629:Ħal Ġinwi
1624:Ħaġar Qim
1286:Altendorf
1250:Paddaghju
1245:Mane Braz
1225:Harrespil
1093:megaliths
1091:European
701:0026-461X
523:Burl 2000
511:Footnotes
375:solstices
364:antiquary
297:Oddendale
286:Glassonby
222:Newgrange
206:sandstone
170:Neolithic
145:Neolithic
101:2°40′04″W
2758:Hunsonby
2470:Sunhoney
2465:Strichen
2455:Stenness
2333:Scotland
2299:Ballynoe
2294:Aughlish
2268:Swinside
2263:Stripple
2243:Scorhill
2158:Goodaver
2143:Fernacre
2128:Doll Tor
2078:Birkrigg
1761:Portugal
1684:Tas-Silġ
1674:Tal-Qadi
1619:Ġgantija
1614:Debdieba
1513:Kealkill
1443:Bohonagh
1428:Ardgroom
1397:La Varde
1360:Guernsey
1291:Denghoog
1235:Kerzérho
1220:Gavrinis
1210:Filitosa
1170:Barnenez
1137:Bulgaria
1107:Metsamor
911:(1998).
899:(2005).
873:(2000).
525:. p. 13.
472:Scotland
448:Swinside
440:Swinside
409:Rock art
391:Swinside
352:and are
350:rhyolite
257:NY571372
247:Location
231:, and a
82:NY571372
70:Location
2655:General
2516:Bodowyr
2450:Sheldon
2440:Pictish
2278:Trippet
2248:Stannon
2178:Hurlers
2068:Avebury
2056:England
2049:Kingdom
2031:Ukraine
1752:Węsiory
1721:Hunebed
1689:Xemxija
1679:Tarxien
1639:Mnajdra
1609:Buġibba
1488:Drombeg
1406:Ireland
1351:Züschen
1301:Harhoog
1279:Germany
1265:Tremeca
1100:Armenia
970:: 3–20.
957:: 1–25.
464:witches
379:Samhain
346:Lazonby
218:Ireland
201:Avebury
185:Cumbria
177:Penrith
141:Periods
136:History
2692:Menhir
2677:Dolmen
2390:Carlin
2309:Corick
2228:Pipers
2047:United
2015:Turkey
1882:Russia
1730:Poland
1654:Skorba
1634:Kordin
1567:Jersey
1185:Carnac
1163:France
938:
919:
885:
859:
840:
779:5 June
699:
589:
579:
480:Meldon
474:named
468:wizard
301:avenue
237:Millom
2682:Henge
2494:Wales
2138:Duloe
1944:Spain
1588:Malta
1543:Reask
1311:Lohra
1149:Garlo
966:. 3.
953:. 3.
482:near
470:from
460:coven
233:henge
179:near
168:is a
2378:VIII
1747:Odry
936:ISBN
917:ISBN
883:ISBN
857:ISBN
838:ISBN
815:2024
781:2012
697:ISSN
587:OCLC
577:ISBN
401:and
393:and
126:Type
2368:III
689:doi
462:of
319:in
272:at
183:in
159:Yes
2739::
2373:IV
2363:II
968:12
806:.
695:.
685:85
683:.
679:.
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608:^
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557:^
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187:,
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2358:I
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1070:v
955:4
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