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Standing stone, Great Circle, Stanton Drew

Ancient stone or rock art
Standing stone, Great Circle, Stanton Drew
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Standing stone, Great Circle, Stanton Drew is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.
Standing stone, Great Circle, Stanton Drew is part of a large prehistoric stone circle, likely dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. It may have been used for ceremonial or astronomical purposes, and local folklore sometimes associates such sites with ancient giants or magical events.

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Photo: Christine Johnstone · CC BY-SA 2.0