Long Meg and her Daughters

Long Meg and her Daughters refers to a stone circle Megalith in Cumbria, which was built during the neolithic age atop of even older monuments. Long Meg herself is a larger stone that is set apart from the others stones, which are all in a ring, as if overseeing the smaller stones - leading to the adaptation of the name, making the larger stone the mother of the smaller stones, watching them in a dancing circle.
== The Witches ==
Some legends tell that the stones themselves are peope transformed into stone. Long Meg and her Daughters were said to be witches, but were condemned for their dark magic - or, according to another source, for 'unlawful love'.
=== The Curse ===
There is said to be a curse on this stone circle as workmen attempted to once move the stones, but a sudden and violent storm whipped up and sent the workers into flightPage 40, Chapter 8: Great Stones in General, .
== References ==
Category:Locations
Category:Neolithic Sites