Mayburgh Henge (aka Mayborough Henge)
In ‘Rude Stone Monuments In All Countries, Their Age And Uses’ (1872) (which was later retitled ‘Old Stone Monuments’), James Fergusson(1808-1886) gives the following description of Mayborough Henge.
Specific Location: Eamont Bridge
Eamont Bridge and Arthur’s Round Table
Two prehistoric henge monuments have become known as Arthur’s Round Table, a common theme in folklore were ancient structures become romanticised into legendary sites. A cave near Eamont Bridge called giants cave is associated with two legendary giants called Tarquin and Isir.
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