This is one of the largest stone circles in Britain - it is also thought to be one of the earliest, dating from the late Neolithic or the early Bronze Age. The stone circle itself (the daughters) consists of 69 granite stones, some of which are fallen, arranged in an oval, measuring about 94 metres north-south and 109 metres east-west.Long Meg herself is a huge 3.8 metre tall red sandstone stone and is thought to weigh about 9 tones, Long Meg is on the far right of this shot. The most famous of the many legends that surround the stones is that they were once a coven of witches who were turned to stone by a wizard from Scotland named Michael Scot. It is said the stones cannot be counted - but, if anyone is able to count them twice and come to the same total - the spell will be broken or it will bring very bad luck. Another legend states that if you walk round the circles and count the number of stones correctly, then put your ear to Long Meg, you will hear her whisper. You can't see all the stones in this shot because the land slopes away but if you look carefully you can see some of the stones on the other side of the circle.
