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Natural Monuments

West Midlands Region

Stratford-On-Avon

The Rollright Stones Stone Circle

Natural Monuments

West Midlands Region

Stratford-On-Avon

The Rollright Stones Stone Circle

Highlight • Historical Site

The Rollright Stones Stone Circle

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Cycling

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The Cotswolds National Landscape

Location: Long Compton, Stratford-On-Avon, Warwickshire, West Midlands Region, England, United Kingdom

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July 21, 2019

Hiking

This ceremonial stone circle was erected around 2,500BC. At present there are seventy-odd stones of heavily weathered local oolitic limestone (see Geology) set in a rather irregular ring about 31m across. They were poetically described by William Stukeley as being “corroded like worm eaten wood, by the harsh Jaws of Time”; they were said to make “a very noble, rustic, sight, and strike an odd terror upon the spectators, and admiration at the design of ‘em”. More recently, Aubrey Burl called them “seventy-seven stones, stumps and lumps of leprous limestone”.

August 1, 2017

Hiking

Great view - nice place for a pick nick.

Great view, place for a picnic ...

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June 16, 2022

Hiking

Remember to always keep a pace when going up a big hill

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King's Men Stone Circle – The King Stone loop from Long Compton

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King's Men Stone Circle – The King Stone loop from Rollright

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#3.

The King Stone – King's Men Stone Circle loop from Salford

9.80km

02:40

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths.

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Elevation 270 m

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Location: Long Compton, Stratford-On-Avon, Warwickshire, West Midlands Region, England, United Kingdom

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