Some beautiful photographs of Storr.
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Another picture of the Maidens – scroll down to the bottom of the page.
This web-page has a picture of the Maidens.
This version of the tale of the Lambton Worm, from Edwin Sidney Hartland’s 1890 English Fairy and Other Folk Tales also makes no mention of Penshaw Hill. It is notable for the poem it contains, in which the worm’s death is described: I have never encountered this particular version anywhere else.
A photograph of Hasting Hill.
The Twelve Apostles by Brian Barker – this short article refers to theories from Bradford University which state that this monument had astronomical uses, and briefly describes the involvement of 17th Century Masons in its reconstruction.
English Fairy and Other Folk Tales, by Edwin Sidney Hartland [1890].
The tale of a farmer who moved one of these stones – his meddling is disastrous in the short-term though worth it in the long run.
‘Calanais’ Meets The Olde Tea-Shoppe, an essay by Aubrey Burl, from British Archaeology Magazine, protesting at changes to the traditional names of stone circles. Burl argues that Callanish is the true name of this site, and that Calanais is “a whimsicality”.
This site, unsurprisingly, has a bit of a preoccupation with all things Roman, but is nevertheless filled with useful information.
A prose version of the tale of the Lambton Worm. This is particularly interesting as it makes no mention at all of Penshaw Hill, associating the Worm, rather, with Worm’s Hill, Worm Rock and Worm’s Well.
An excellent resource. Details of monuments and archaeological finds from all historic periods in County Durham are available here.
This legendary (and legendarilly expensive) book is available here free as two PDF files.
A picture of the largest carved stone can be seen here.