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THE POWER OF PLACE: CASTLERIGG STONE CIRCLE
Posted by Sue Allan in Competitions, News, Opportunities on August 6, 2009
The National Trust is searching for new writing to help celebrate the power of a very special place – Castlerigg Stone Circle – by way of a poetry competition. The winning poem will appear on new information boards on site, credited to the poet, and the poet will also win £30 [...]
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