Stone circle (71)

This is my latest finished painting, based on a photo I took during a six day hike in the Peak District last August. I went with my partner and the walk was the highlight of our trip to the UK. Spectacular scenery, good weather, picture perfect villages and great food and beer every night are hard to beat! We stayed in pubs and B&Bs along the way, which was a pleasant change to walking in Australia where you usually have to carry everything with you.

We came across this stone circle on Stanton Moor near Youlgreave. The moor was a centre for the Bronze Age inhabitants of the area and contains many traces of their occupation. At least 70 barrows as well as stone circles, ancient enclosures and standing stones have been found here, and the area is of such archaeological significance that it is now protected.