What is recorded here
The National Heritage List for England records Stone circle, 960m north east of High Lees Farm as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Date likely to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, c. 2500–1500 BCE. Stone circles such as this were often used for ceremonial, ritual, or astronomical purposes, and may have held local or regional significance in prehistoric communities.
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