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Lake District Swinside
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From Shap take the
B6261 to Orton. After entering this village turn left and carry on over
some crossroads and continue past a left turn to Scarside. Stop at the
next lane on the left. Walk a few hundred yards down the lane and the
large circle will be seen over a tall wall, which luckily has stepping
stones in it (be careful as the wall is loose).
Most of the stones of
this circle have fallen and they are quite large. We counted 33 granite
and one limestone boulders in this circle. One pointed stone to the NE
appears to line up with a distant hilltop cairn. The circle is oval
shaped, 146 by 123 feet (44.5 by 37.5 metres) and built on a low bank. It
is in an attractive and peaceful setting.
Gamelands Circle |
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From here we headed to
Dent, near Sedbergh, where there is a campsite open all year round and the
village pub has food. The only problem we had was that the water bottle
froze in the night leading to difficulties with morning coffee.
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