Nine Stones, Winterbourne Abbas
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| Location | Winterbourne Abbas |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Type | Stone circle |
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| Periods | Neolithic / Bronze Age |
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| Ownership | English Heritage |
The Nine Stones (grid reference SY61079043) is a small prehistoric stone circle just outside the village of Winterbourne Abbas, in Dorset, England.
Description
The Nine Stones are located in small wooded enclosure next to the A35 road, around 1 kilometre west of the village of Winterbourne Abbas in Dorset. The stones are of sarsen or conglomerate and are arranged in a rough circle with an internal diameter of about 8 metres.[1] The stones are mostly quite small and vary from 0.45 cm to 1.5 metres in height. The stones are irregularly spaced, and there is wide a gap on the north side.[1]
History
The circle was recorded by John Aubrey in the 17th century, and then by William Stukeley in the 18th century.[1] Stukeley's drawing of 1723 shows the circle in much the same state as it is at present.[1] John Aubrey mentions another circle about half a mile to the west but this has since been destroyed.[1] Five of the stones were vandalised with white paint in 2007.[2] The site is in the care of English Heritage.[1]
There is a fallen 2 metre standing stone known as the Broad Stone lying beside the road about 1.5 km to the west.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Fathers group denies attack on monuments, Dorset Echo, 25 October 2007, retrieved 20 November 2013
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- The Nine Stones, English Heritage
