The archaeological studies suggest that Castlerigg is an early example of a stone circle, as it is not perfectly round - one side is slightly flattened.
The square enclosure within the circle appears to have been added at a later date, suggesting that Castlerigg was used by many generations of people over a long time period.
The early farming communities who built Castlerigg stone circle were engaged in 'transhumance' farming.
This means they moved their settlements seasonally, spending winter on low fertile land by the coast and the Eden valley, and moving to the upland grazing on the high central fells each summer.
Castlerigg's location suggests it may have been a meeting place, where communities travelling east from the coast and west from the Eden valley would have met before travelling to the summer pastures and axe factories in the central fells.
The valley bottoms would have been heavily forested in that period, making the ridgelines the easiest way to get around....<<<Read The Full Article Here>>>...
