Stone Circle, near Orton

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Stone Circle, near Orton by David Medcalf as part of the Geograph project.

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Stone Circle, near Orton

Image: © David Medcalf Taken: 1 May 2006

With amazing precision, the ancient Cumbrians who constructed the circle arranged it so that the grid square line bisects it. This photo is taken within NY6308.

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Image Location

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Latitude
54.467877
Longitude
-2.558489