What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Stratford-on-Avon.
The King Stone is part of the Rollright Stones, a Neolithic and Bronze Age monument complex in Warwickshire, likely dating to between 3000 and 2000 BCE. It is associated with local folklore of a royal figure cursed to stone, reflecting ancient themes of power, death, and transformation.
Places near here
Statue, Rollright Stones, OxfordshireMonument or public art · 34 yd
King's Men stone circleArchaeological place · 39 yd
King's Men Stone Circle at RollrightAncient stone or rock art · 39 yd
Whispering KnightsHeritage attraction · 372 yd
Little Rollright ChurchChurch, cross or graveyard · 450 yd
Church of St PhilipListed building · 886 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
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