Kingston Russell Stone Circle

Kingston Russell Stone Circle

View across the western half of the circle
Shown within Dorset
Location Kingston Russell
Coordinates 50°41′19″N 2°35′56″W / 50.688526°N 2.598998°W
Type Stone circle
History
Periods Neolithic / Bronze Age
Site notes
Ownership English Heritage

Kingston Russell Stone Circle (grid reference SY57788782) is a prehistoric stone circle between Abbotsbury and Littlebredy, in Dorset, England.

Description

Kingston Russell Stone Circle is located on a hilltop overlooking Abbotsbury and the sea.[1] The historic house of Kingston Russell is about a mile to the north. The ruined burial chamber known as The Grey Mare and her Colts is a short distance to the southeast.[1]

The stone circle consists of eighteen fallen conglomerate or sarsen stones situated on a chalk ridge.[2] Some of the stones are broken, and it is impossible to tell which fragments are bases and which were originally upper parts.[1] The stones vary in size from 2 metres by 0.5 metres to 1 metre by 0.3 metres.[2] The stones are arranged in an irregular oval with a diameter ranging from 18 to 27 metres.[1] Many of the stones may not be in their original positions.[2]

In 1815 it was recorded that one stone on the south side was still standing, the rest having fallen by that date.[2] The site is now in the care of English Heritage.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 History and Research: Kingston Russell Stone Circle, English Heritage, 26 August 2014
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Historic England. "Kingston Russell Stone Circle (450256 )". PastScape. Retrieved 26 August 2014.

External links

Media related to Kingston Russell Stone Circle at Wikimedia Commons