Located throughout the country are Standing Stones, the most famous
probably being Stonehenge.
However, there a lots of similar stone circles, long barrow stones
and single stones that many people are unaware of.
This series is our tribute to the less well known, but equally
important stones, that are located within the Cotswolds.
Some you may know and have visited, some you probably have no idea
are there.
We hope you enjoy the series which we plan to expand over
time.
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The Rollright Stones
Probably the most well known set of stones within our series.
The Rollright stones are located on the Oxfordshire/Warwickshire
border and consist of three main elements:
The King's Men
At present there are 77 'stones' that make up The King's Men.
The circle stands on a prehistoric trackway, surrounded by what
were Neolithic and Bronze Age tombs
The King Stone
The King Stone is thought to have been erected around 1800
BC.
It stands some eight feet tall by a mound of earth, alleged
centuries ago to be the remains of a prehistoric tomb, but which
was only confirmed as such in the 1980s, when an old covering stone
- said to be the entrance to faerie-land - was found to be the
entrance to a tumulus, built around the same time as its attendant
monolith.
The Whispering Knights
The Whispering Knights date to around 4000 - 3500 BC and are the
remains of the burial chamber of an early or middle Neolithic
portal dolmen lying 400 metres east of the King's Men.
Four standing stones survive, forming a chamber about 2 square
metres in area around a fifth recumbent stone.
Please note that parking is available along the side of the road.
If you wish to see the The King's Men up close, a small fee is
charged.
For more information and pictures please visit the official site
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