What is recorded here
Rollright Stones: the King's Men Stone Circle is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.
Dated to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, the King's Men Stone Circle is part of the Rollright Stones complex, traditionally linked to a local legend of a sleeping king and his warriors. The site may have had ceremonial or astronomical significance in prehistoric times.
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Places near here
King's Men stone circleArchaeological place · 13 yd
Statue, Rollright Stones, OxfordshireMonument or public art · 15 yd
King's Men Stone Circle at RollrightAncient stone or rock art · 45 yd
Whispering KnightsHeritage attraction · 389 yd
Little Rollright ChurchChurch, cross or graveyard · 403 yd
Church of St PhilipListed building · 838 yd
William's CopseWood · 1.6 mi
Barton HillMountain / peak · 1.8 mi
Long Compton WoodsWood · 1.9 mi
Over Norton War MemorialHeritage place · 2.0 mi
Chipping Norton CastleArchaeological place · 2.3 mi
Chipping Norton GuildhallVisitor information · 2.5 miOther information
Photo: John H Darch · CC BY-SA 2.0