2016

ST6063 : Stanton Drew Stone Circles

taken 8 years ago, near to Stanton Drew, Bath And North East Somerset, England

Stanton Drew Stone Circles
Stanton Drew Stone Circles
Stone in a NE lesser circle at Stanton Drew
Stanton Drew Stone Circles :: ST5963

Stone circles at Stanton Drew in Somerset, one of the largest surviving late Neolithic / early Bronze Age monuments in Britain, thought to have been constructed 3,000 - 2,000 BC.
The Great Circle is 113m (371ft) in diameter - the second largest stone circle in Britain (after Avebury) with two smaller circles surrounding.


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts other tags: Stone Circle Scheduled Ancient Monument Late Neolithic Period Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Lesser Circle at Stanton Drew [2] Title Clusters: · Stanton Drew Stone Circles [3] ·
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ST6063, 124 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Richard Croft   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 4 September, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 9 September, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 6009 6332 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:22.0518N 2:34.4807W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 6007 6331
View Direction
Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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