Somerset, Stone Circles, Stanton Drew -

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United Kingdom; UK; Great Britain; GB; England; Somerset; N. E. Somerset; Stanton Drew; Stone Circles; Standing Stones; Great Circle; North East Circle; South West Circle; Great Circle Is Second Only To Avebury In Size And Is Surrounded By A Filled In Enclosure Ditch 135 M In Diameter; Geophysics Has Identified Concentic Patterns Of Filled In Pits Within The Circles That Probably Contained Massive Wooden Poles - These Are The Most Elaborate Known; Folklore Attribute The Stones To A Wedding Party That Were Turned To Stone Having Been Tricked By The Devil Into Dancing On A Sunday; LOREOFTHE; Impressive; Peaceful; English Heritage Site; Date From 3000 - 2000 B.C.; Late Neolithic; Early Bronze Age; Neolithic; Bronze Age; Megaliths; Megalithic; Vertical; The Cove; These Three Stones Are Known As The Cove And Are Close By The Main Circles In The Garden Of The Local Pub - The Druids Arms; Whowal

Robert Down

Robert Down

2005-04-14

2005-04-22

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