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Join me as I explore the distant past of the Lake District to uncover how the landscape was shaped in the Stone and Bronze Age by ceremony, movement and meaning. From dawn at Castlerigg Stone Circle to the Langdale Axe Factory, which powered Neolithic Britain, to enigmatic carvings at Long Meg and peculiar banks of Mayburgh Henge, ending with rare domestic evidence from Stainton Quarry.

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📖Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
01:10 Castlerigg Stone Circle
04:49 Langdale Axe Factory
06:10 Long Meg and Her Daughters
08:44 Mayburgh Henge
12:00 Domestic Life?
13:30 Conclusions

📖References and Further Reading
Burnham, A. (2018). The Old Stones: A Field Guide to the Megalithic Sites of Britain and Ireland. https://amzn.to/4rQu8y8

Cummings, V. (2025). The Neolithic of Britain and Ireland.
https://amzn.to/3YIjzkn

Garrow, D. and. Wilkin, N. (2022). World of Stonehenge.
https://amzn.to/49roP1Q

Miles, D. (2021). The Tale of the Axe: How the Neolithic Revolution Transformed Britain. https://amzn.to/4qKnwAC

Robertson, F. (2025). Stone Lands. https://amzn.to/3OwIlln

Richards, C. and. Cummings, V. (2024). Stone Circles: A Field Guide. https://amzn.to/4cFdhd8

Abbot, S. (2022). Ring of Stone Circles: Exploring the Standing Stones of Neolithic Cumbria: Exploring Neolithic Cumbria. https://amzn.to/4aEd8Ew

Ibbotson, A M. (2024). Cumbria's Prehistoric Monuments. https://amzn.to/4tH71rB

Robinson, G. et al. (2020) ‘Furness’s First Farmers: Evidence of Early Neolithic Settlement and Dairying in Cumbria’, Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society, 86, pp. 165–198. doi:10.1017/ppr.2020.2.

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https://www.megalithic.co.uk/

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To my knowledge, all the information I discuss is factually correct and researched through credible, academic sources. However, I can make mistakes, and archaeology changes constantly, so remember to do your own research.

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