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Hi MD

I was up there last month at the Nothern Megameet and had a great time.

Sunkenkirk was my personal favourite as it seemed so remote and wild. I also got to Castlerigg at 6:30 in the morning to witness the sun rising over the moutains and the valley below filled with mist - a photgraphic dream.
Of course you should visit Long Meg and also Little Meg just for the rock art (my first RA experience). The same goes for Copt Howe but the rock art needs to be seen with the sun edge on to bring it out best. I think that was about mid dayish when we went there and the views were fantastic.
Moor Divock was a great little walk with plenty too see including The Cockpit Stone Circle and various ring cairns and standing stones. Mayburgh (think that is how you spell it) Henge was striking with it huge banks and solitary standing stonein the centre.
Other great sites I enjoyed were Gamelands and Druids Stone Circle as well as the one by Sellerfield which name escapes me. Plus countless other circles, standing stones and rows that I have forgotten but I am sure others will remind me of.

The weather can change from warm and sunny to driving rain at the drop of a hat but only adds to the atmosphere of this part of the world.

Hopefully I will finish my blog (on page 5 now) which will tell of my adventures there!!

Go forth and enjoy.

Scubi

Thanks for that Scubi, makes me want to set off now.
It doesn't have to be a stone circle, i'm looking for the wow factor mainly that will stick in the memory and have me hooked and drawn back to the area (biggest hill my lad has seen is mam tor and win hill) i would like it to be somewhere away from the crowds though. i've got very good backpacking gear so being away from civilization, shops etc is no problem, i'm also pretty confident with a map and compass.
I want it to be an adventure for the lad with an overnight stay close to a site for myself, i'm sure cumbria has many places like this and i'm open to suggestions.
cheers.

scubi63 wrote:
Other great sites I enjoyed were Gamelands and Druids Stone Circle as well as the one by Sellerfield which name escapes me.
Ayup - aye, twas a great w/e!

The (sadly overgrown) Sellafield one is Greycroft &, yeah, I'm very fond of the Druids' Circle of Ulverston too. I'd agree that the 'must-sees' are Sunkenkirk, Castlerigg & Long Meg (if you do Meg, also see Little Meg & Glassonby). For wild & woolly, I'd go for the Burn Moor complex.

Tons of other stuff worth seeing too - Gamelands, Lacra, Moor Divock, Black Combe, Gunnerkeld, Oddendale & the other stuff around Shap.

The RA at Copt Howe is fantastic when (as Scubi sez) the light's right.

:^D

love

Moth

scubi63 wrote:
Hopefully I will finish my blog (on page 5 now) which will tell of my adventures there!!
hey Scubes! I'm STILL really looking forward to reading your blog!! J x