Hill forts · Scottish Lowlands
Little Meg
Little Meg — archaeological site in Little Salkeld, Hunsonby, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Lazonby and Kirkoswald · 3.8 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Little Meg is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "archaeological site in Little Salkeld, Hunsonby, England, UK". Coordinates: 54.7297°, -2.6567°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Little Meg (also known as the Maughanby circle) is a small circle of large kerb stones which probably surrounded a Bronze Age kerb cairn. It is close to the village of Langwathby to the north-east of Penrith in the English county of Cumbria and is 650 metres north-east of the more famous stone circle of Long Meg and Her Daughters. It forms part of a complex of stone circles and cairns around the Long Meg site that includes the circle at Glassonby, Old Parks, and other sites since lost. Two of the stones (only one remaining) were decorated in antiquity with a series of concentric circles and a spiral.
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Background
Architecture
Other questions concern the nature of the construction of Little Meg. When first discovered in the middle of the nineteenth century, there was a c.1.3m mound covering the stones. The number of stones was reported to be 8 by one person, 11 by another, perhaps because the mound was not completely cleared away and still covered three stones. Bones, charcoal and a 'coarse pot' were found buried in a cist at the centre of the circle, the pot being unadorned and standing at the east end of the cist. Whether the stones were standing or lying down is also another question. It is possible that some stones were pushed over prior to the building of the mound. Given an 11-stone circle, about 18 feet in…
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- Coordinates
- 54.7297, -2.6567
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Glassonby
- Postcode
- CA10 1NP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Nearest railway station
- Lazonby and Kirkoswald — 3.8 km
- Official site
- www.stone-circles.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q11689326 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Little Meg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: LittleMeg001.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Little Meg?
- Little Meg is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode CA10 1NP), in the parish of Glassonby.
- Is Little Meg a protected site?
- Yes — Little Meg is part of the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Little Meg free to visit?
- Yes, Little Meg is free to enter.
- How do I get to Little Meg?
- The nearest railway station is Lazonby and Kirkoswald, about 3.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CA10 1NP.