Stanton Drew Stone Circles - Stanton Drew, England, UK
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cldisme
N 51° 22.033 W 002° 34.598
30U E 529472 N 5690747
Quick Description: A little known megalith which is older and larger than Stonehenge.
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 7/9/2008 5:18:58 PM
Waymark Code: WM45D2
Views: 57
Long Description:The megalithic complex near the village of Stanton Drew consists of
three stone circles, two stone avenues, a cove of stones and an
outlier.
The Great Circle, the second largest English stone ring after the
outer circle at Avebury, is 112m (368ft) in diameter and is
composed of 27 stones.
Beside it lies the North-East Ring. It is 29.6m (97ft) across and
its eight massive boulders, four of which still standing, are the
biggest of the entire complex. The South-West Ring, badly ruined,
is on private land but is accessible.
From the two visible circles there are two avenues running eastward
towards the river Chew. The avenue starting from the North-East
Ring, composed of seven surviving stones, and the wrecked one
extending from the Great Circle, if continued, would have merged
into one.
The Cove, in a straight line with the centres of the two accessible
stone circles, consists of two huge upright stones with a recumbent
slab lying between them.
The Outlier, also known as Hautville's Quoit, lies half a kilometer
(1850ft) north-east of the circles, on a high ridge. It is a
sandstone boulder, now recumbent, and it is in a straight line with
the centres of the Great Circle and the South-West Ring.
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Official Websites from English Heritage
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