Nine Stones Close
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 Location in Derbyshire
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| Location | Derbyshire |
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| Type | Stone circle |
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| Periods | Bronze Age |
Nine Stones Close (grid reference SK225626) is a stone circle near Robin Hood's Stride, between Alport and Winster in Derbyshire, England.
Description
The stone circle is in a field called "Nine-stone Close" upon Harthill Moor.[1] The circle has a diameter of about 13 metres. Only four stones survive in the circle today, and there is one standing stone to the south.[1]
In 1780 six stones were viewable in the circle, and it was thought that there were formerly nine. There were two standing stones 75 metres to the south.[1] Excavation within the circle in 1847 revealed several fragments of badly-fired pottery and flint.[1] Two of the four remaining stones were set in concrete around 1936.[1]
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