In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Druids Circle like this:
DRUID'S CIRCLE, a well-preserved Druidical temple, 2 miles E of Keswick, in Cumberland. It crowns a hill commanding a grand view; comprises forty-eight rough granite stones, set in a circle nearly 100 feet in diameter, and ten other stones, set in an oblong on the circle's east side; and was a favourite resort of the poet Southey.
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Druids Circle through time
Druids Circle is now part of Allerdale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Allerdale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Druids Circle itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Druids Circle, in Allerdale and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26025
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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