Sunkenkirk Stone Circle

Today's weather v disappointing: windy, cold, poor visibility, and rain coming in the afternoon. Zak and I decided to head out early for a walk, and then go swimming later on once the rain came.

In the south west corner of the Lake District National Park, a few miles north of Millom, a couple of miles along a farm track, and three thousand years in the past, lies this stone circle; also known as Swinside and/or Swineshead. It's desolate here, in the best way. There's no parking, no public vehicle access, so you only get to see this one if you care enough to walk there.

Me and Zak sat around trying to work out why they built it here. Julian Cope's Modern Antiquarian theory about nearby hills resembling reclining female bodies didn't work for us, but we had a good walk and a nice chat.

We didn't see another human on the whole trip: just cows and sheep and crows, and in the distance a pair of circling hawks. Much as it might have been three thousand years ago.

And this is my 100th blip.