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Long Meg and her Daughters.

Long Meg is a large stone overlooking a circle of 51 smaller stones, hence the name, Long Meg and her Daughters. Long Meg is about 600 yards south east of the much smaller Little Meg.

Location: North east of Penrith off the road from Little Salkeld to Glassonby.

Some of the best ancient sites......

England: Stonehenge
 
England: Avebury
 
England: Long Meg and her daughters
 
Scotland: Ring of Brodgar
 
Wales: Pentre Ifan burial chamber

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