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All sunlit was the earth I trod,
The heavens were frankest blue;
But secret as the thoughts of God
The stones of Stanton Drew.

Sir William Watson (1858-1935)

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#680 L.V. Grinsell - Stanton Drew Stone Circles, Somerset. Department of the Environment, Ancient Monuments and Historic Buildings, 1977, 1st edition, reprint. #LVGrinsell #LeslieVGrinsell #HMSO #StantonDrew #StoneCircles #Archaeology #StandingStoneSunday #BookOfTheDay

Department of the Environment : Ancient Monuments and Historic Buildings -
Stanton Drew Stone Circles -
SOMERSET -
L. V. GRINSELL FSA -
HISTORY -
About six miles south of Bristol, and immediately east of the village of Stanton Drew, is a group of stone circles which is almost as important in Wessex as Stonehenge and Avebury. There are three stone circles (two of which have stone avenues extending eastwards from them), a ‘“cove,” and a single recumbent stone known as Hautville’s Quoit. A line drawn south-westwards through the centres of the North-eastern Circle and Great Circle will pass through the “Cove,” and these three monuments were therefore probably all constructed at the same period. A line drawn through the centres of the South-western and Great Circles will, if projected north-east- wards, continue to Hautville’s Quoit; from which it appears that those three elements also are contemporary. Therefore all the elements in the Stanton Drew group are probably of the same period—somewhere between 2000 and 1400 BC.
The stones are mostly of the local conglomerate. One or two are stated to be of oolite probably from Dundry about 3 miles (4.8km) to the north, while Hautville’s Quoit and possibly others may be of sarsen. All this group of stone circles is in the guardianship of the Department of the Environment except Hautville’s Quoit and the stones at Middle Ham Farm.
The Great Circle and Avenue. The Great Circle is 365-70ft (111-12m) in diameter north to south, and very...

Stanton Drew stone circle
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Legend has it that at Stanton Drew, a wedding party danced till midnight. When the fiddler refused to play on Sunday, the Devil took over. His music grew wilder, turning dancers to stone. #StantonDrew #PetrifiedDancers #Folklore #StoneCircle

I recently visited Stanton Drew Stone Circle: three circles crafted in the late Neolithic era, 4,500 years ago. Positioned by the river Chew's floodplain, geophysical surveys reveal timber posts and henge monument features. #StantonDrew #StoneCircle #Neolithic

Check out "The Cove": This prehistoric monument, formed by three stones, likely hosted rituals 4,500 years ago. Made of dolomitic conglomerate, likely from the Mendip Hills, it resembles structures at Avebury. Visit by walking past the Druid's Arms pub! #prehistoric #monuments #StantonDrew

Day 7 of #the100dayproject, 2024. The Round House, Stanton Drew
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Parson's Farmhouse (Grade II Listed Building), Stanton Drew, North Somerset
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Pretyy farmhouse, with Virginia Creeper draped across it. White garden gate in foreground.

Over a decade ago, I had the idea to do a photo shoot at Stanton Drew. This year it happened! Two days of shooting, one excellent photographer, several yards of diaphanous fabric, me, and a herd of overly-friendly bullocks (out of frame, but not unnoticed)…

Mark Brookes (the photographer) suggested it was probably mean of me not to share anything while I’m working on the results, so, here you go!

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A woman draped in black fabric, seated atop a stone at a Neolithic stone circle site (Stanton Drew in England), as the sun rises over the tree line.

A beautiful afternoon at Stanton Drew, no rain thankfully. I read some Stukeley at the stones that I can hopefully share later. Pictured top right is James from Bristol with James from Australia who is over stone hunting and joined our tour. #Stukeley300 #StantonDrew #StandingStoneSunday #prehistory #megalithic #standingstones #Bristol #Somerset

Pictured top right is James from Bristol with James from Australia who is over stone hunting

Calling all like minded folk - join us on Sunday 23rd July for the Stukeley 300 celebrations - 300 years to the day that William #Stukeley visited Stanton Drew. #Events, #exhibition and #tours of the #stones. Ewe might even see some #sheep! More in the comments on our page: https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=46736 #Stukeley300, #archaeology #StantonDrew #openday #bristol #StandingStoneSunday
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William Stukeley visited Stanton Drew 300 years ago

Ritual centre (Stanton Drew)

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It was a pleasure to walk around the third biggest stone circle in the UK - Stanton Drew, Somerset. Widely unknown but has three circles the biggest was 113 metres diameter. #TopSecret #Shhhhh #StantonDrew #Somerset #StoneCircle #History #Saturday #walking

After visiting the "ritual landscape" north of Penzance on Monday, I'm at my local stone circle, Stanton Drew, today. #StandingStones #StoneCircle #Somerset #StantonDrew

Several large menhirs in a grass field. The view is from the North East Circle at Stanton Drew, looking toward the Great Circle.

Small menhirs, partly buried, in a grass field. This is the South West Circle at Stanton Drew, looking toward Maes Knoll.

Two large menhirs, one recumbent, in a pub garden. There is a church in the background. This is the Cove at Stanton Drew.

A sign in a greenhouse window reads "Trespassers will be composted."

What’s your favourite ancient monument?
Here’s my local stone circle at Stanton Drew (in Somerset).
There are 3 circles + other features that combine to make it the 3rd largest complex of standing stones in England.
In the garden of the village pub - the Druid’s Arms - is a collapsed burial chamber that predates the stone circles.
Worth stopping for a pint 🍻
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Two stones from the largest circle with a rose left by a visitor

A close-up of the lichens growing in the textured stones

The remains of a neolithic burial chamber in the pub garden: two upright stones and one lying flat in the ground

Stanton Drew, Somerset.

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