What is recorded here
Stone circle, Watermead Country Park is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.
Likely dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, the stone circle at Watermead Country Park may have been used for ceremonial, ritual, or astronomical purposes. Little specific folklore is recorded, but such circles often held significance in prehistoric communal and spiritual life.
The picture record does not grant public access. Use signed public paths and do not enter private land without permission.
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Life size mammoth Sculpture in Watermead Country Park South, Leicester.Public sculpture · 1.1 mi
Mammoth sculpture at Watermead Country ParkPublic sculpture · 1.1 mi
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Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0