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Stone Circle on Shapley Common

Ancient stone or rock art
Stone Circle on Shapley Common
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Stone Circle on Shapley Common is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.
Stone circles like that on Shapley Common are typically associated with the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, dating roughly between 2500 and 800 BCE. They may have been used for ceremonial, astronomical, or communal gatherings, though specific meanings or folklore related to this site are not recorded.

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Photo: Sarah Charlesworth · CC BY-SA 2.0