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✦ Historic site
Long Meg and Her Daughters stone circle, associated cursus and prehistoric enclosure
7 ha
Getting here
54.72836, -2.66935
Best for
3 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
3
3 public paths
Public access
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Cycling
27
27 named nearby
Named route
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Horse riding
1
1 public path
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Pennine Cycleway · Cycling0
Lakes & Dales Loop · Cycling0
Route C2C · Cycling0
Route 7 · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
Photos
Little Salkeld: Long Meg and her Daughters, large single stone
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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