suave harv
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Your local circle?
Apr 23, 2005, 09:35
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What's your nearest stone circle?
I live in Wolverhampton, and my nearest circle would be the Hoarstones, which is a good hour drive. In Shropshire. Perhaps 40 miles away. I would imagine most people have closer circles. . or do they?
Is this a silly question?
aah, I don't care. It's better than swastika arguments.
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jimit
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Re: Your local circle?
Apr 23, 2005, 10:01
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Hear Hear.
Anyway, I'm in Winchester so really my closest stone circle is Avebury, about 35 miles away. Plenty of IA forts, big ditches and you can't move for tumuli. No proper building stone here in Hants you see.
However, when they re-built the Norman church in Twyford (about 3 miles from here) in the 1870s, underneath the tower they found a circle of 12 "great sarsens". Unfortunately they re-buried them to be used as the foundations and there is nothing to see, I've checked, otherwise I would have posted it up. Pity.
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rocknicker
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Re: Your local circle?
Apr 23, 2005, 10:36
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The nearest circle to me is Grey Yaulds http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/1709
but I've never been cos it's destroyed. It should make more of an effort ;)
then broomrigg
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/574
again I've never been arsed. (slaps wrist)
much better to go to the next nearest, Long Meg
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/77
hurrah!
not that far from Casterigg, either.
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/70
yum!
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doktoratomik
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Re: Your local circle?
Apr 23, 2005, 11:14
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Stanton Drew! A surprisingly little-known circle, considering its size. Oh, and Avebury's reasonably close as well :o)
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Grendel
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Re: Your local circle?
Apr 23, 2005, 11:19
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The Bullstones - edge of the Peak District.
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=5524
Only five mins drive.
Cheers
G
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FourWinds
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Re: Your local circle?
Apr 23, 2005, 12:50
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Mine is the very little known Glassamucky Brakes stone circle here in COunty Dublin. 10 minutes drive on a Sunday morning or 5 hours during the week :-)
http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/471
After that it would have to be Athgreany and Broadleas about half an hour away.
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suave harv
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Re: Your local circle?
Apr 23, 2005, 13:09
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>>Anyway, I'm in Winchester so really my closest stone circle is Avebury
Show off!
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ocifant
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Re: Your local circle?
Apr 23, 2005, 14:48
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From North London, it seems my choices are The Rollrights (87 miles) or Avebury (100 miles).
Is there really nothing closer to the capital?!
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juamei
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Re: Your local circle?
Apr 23, 2005, 17:39
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The medway chambered tombs!
Who cares they aren't circles :)
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follow that cow
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Re: Your local circle?
Apr 23, 2005, 17:53
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The closest to North Glasgow must be at Cairnpapple,
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/170
but that's a lot more than a stone circle.
Perhaps Greywether might find me one in my (metaphorical) backyard when he's sniffing about finding all these new rock markings at Whitehill and Achnacraig.
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/5622
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/6848
That would be nice!
FTC
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