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thesweetcheat 6210 posts |
Aug 29, 2021, 21:23
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Just seen a new (to me, anyway) feature shown on the OS Explorer - Manton Circle, in antiquity script at SU15877144. No idea what this is, it's not on my old falling to pieces paper OS Explorer. Nothing on Heritage Gateway either. Anyone know anything about it?
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thelonious 330 posts |
Aug 30, 2021, 13:13
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Surely new? Looks nice from aerial photos. Be good to see a photo from the ground. Can't find anything on internet (Geograph, Flickr etc)
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tjj 3606 posts |
Edited Aug 30, 2021, 17:25
Aug 30, 2021, 17:21
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thesweetcheat wrote: Just seen a new (to me, anyway) feature shown on the OS Explorer - Manton Circle, in antiquity script at SU15877144. No idea what this is, it's not on my old falling to pieces paper OS Explorer. Nothing on Heritage Gateway either. Anyone know anything about it? Manton is near Marlborough and yes, have walked around that area a few times (not too far from Devil's Den on the other side of the A4). I went back and read the forum post by Bladup who was instrumental in finding the stones of a lost long barrow in the area. If nothing else it was good to re-visit that - a great post by my old Avebury mate Steve Marshall in there too. Some really interesting entries under the Miscellaneous section of Manton Down as well.
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thesweetcheat 6210 posts |
Aug 30, 2021, 17:50
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tjj wrote: thesweetcheat wrote: Just seen a new (to me, anyway) feature shown on the OS Explorer - Manton Circle, in antiquity script at SU15877144. No idea what this is, it's not on my old falling to pieces paper OS Explorer. Nothing on Heritage Gateway either. Anyone know anything about it? Manton is near Marlborough and yes, have walked around that area a few times (not too far from Devil's Den on the other side of the A4). I went back and read the forum post by Bladup who was instrumental in finding the stones of a lost long barrow in the area. If nothing else it was good to re-visit that - a great post by my old Avebury mate Steve Marshall in there too. Some really interesting entries under the Miscellaneous section of Manton Down as well. Thanks June, have you been to the long barrow stones? I went to visit the long barrow stones in December, much clearer than when Bladup first found them, probably partly due to the time of year but they weren't hard to get at, so I assume there have been visitors since that first uncovering as I remember Bladup's description of the thick brambles. The "circle" is a weird thing to just appear though, if it's modern it wouldn't be shown by the OS in antiquity script. If it is ancient and unearthed, surely there would be something about it on the net? A newly discovered stone circle that close to Avebury would be massive news. Oddly the same day as my Manton Down visit I went on to Devil's Den, which I see Zeb has posted pictures from today.
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thesweetcheat 6210 posts |
Aug 30, 2021, 17:50
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thelonious wrote: Surely new? Looks nice from aerial photos. Be good to see a photo from the ground. Can't find anything on internet (Geograph, Flickr etc) Tis a mystery!
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scubi63 463 posts |
Aug 30, 2021, 17:57
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It's a modern folly and locally called Rockley Stone Circle. Can be be a bit difficult to see if its all overgrown (like this time of the year) but a lovely part of the world to walk through.
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thesweetcheat 6210 posts |
Aug 30, 2021, 18:26
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scubi63 wrote: It's a modern folly and locally called Rockley Stone Circle. Can be be a bit difficult to see if its all overgrown (like this time of the year) but a lovely part of the world to walk through. Ah, excellent, thanks Scubi. Wonder why the OS have decided to add it in antiquity script to the current Explorer? Must have been some choosing the wrong font on the drop-down menu :)
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tjj 3606 posts |
Sep 01, 2021, 10:36
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thesweetcheat wrote: tjj wrote: thesweetcheat wrote: Just seen a new (to me, anyway) feature shown on the OS Explorer - Manton Circle, in antiquity script at SU15877144. No idea what this is, it's not on my old falling to pieces paper OS Explorer. Nothing on Heritage Gateway either. Anyone know anything about it? Manton is near Marlborough and yes, have walked around that area a few times (not too far from Devil's Den on the other side of the A4). I went back and read the forum post by Bladup who was instrumental in finding the stones of a lost long barrow in the area. If nothing else it was good to re-visit that - a great post by my old Avebury mate Steve Marshall in there too. Some really interesting entries under the Miscellaneous section of Manton Down as well. Thanks June, have you been to the long barrow stones? I went to visit the long barrow stones in December, much clearer than when Bladup first found them, probably partly due to the time of year but they weren't hard to get at, so I assume there have been visitors since that first uncovering as I remember Bladup's description of the thick brambles. The "circle" is a weird thing to just appear though, if it's modern it wouldn't be shown by the OS in antiquity script. If it is ancient and unearthed, surely there would be something about it on the net? A newly discovered stone circle that close to Avebury would be massive news. Oddly the same day as my Manton Down visit I went on to Devil's Den, which I see Zeb has posted pictures from today. Actually I don't think I have visited those 'lost' stones TSC - good to hear they are still visible. Have spoken to my map-reading, Devizes-based, walking-friend and we plan to have a mooch around there soon. Also to try and find the Rockley folly, check it matches up with the co-ordinates you've posted. As am sure you know there is a massive wealth of sarsens in that area. Great post btw.
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tjj 3606 posts |
Edited Sep 08, 2021, 19:48
Sep 07, 2021, 18:21
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thesweetcheat wrote: Just seen a new (to me, anyway) feature shown on the OS Explorer - Manton Circle, in antiquity script at SU15877144. No idea what this is, it's not on my old falling to pieces paper OS Explorer. Nothing on Heritage Gateway either. Anyone know anything about it? Hi TSC, today I met my map-reading, walking-friend in Marlborough - probably not the best day as temperature 28 degrees. The map my friend was using dated back to 2008 and definitely didn't have a stone circle on it. We went from Fyfield car park along the track which is shown as part of the White Horse Trail (views to Devil's Den). Firstly we tried to find the ruined long barrow mentioned by Bladup a decade or so ago. His OS co-ordinate took us alongside a Gallop where we found two fairly large stones, one upright and one flat. About 100 metres away at the entrance to reservoir we found two more massive stones - they all looked as though they belonged together but had been separated. On the other hand, Fyfield Down was with its sarsen drifts of massive stones was very nearby. It was at this point we followed the Here Path (aka Green St) towards the Warren near Rockley. Your map co-ordinate was spot on - there is indeed an attractive stone circle there. It was very much overgrown with grass and thistles but looked as though it has been there for some time. We walked across a field to get to it, if you didn't know it was there it would be very easy to miss. A very enjoyable stoney walk indeed.
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