
What is recorded here
The stone circle on Ham Hill is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.
The stone circle on Ham Hill is likely to date from the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, based on the typical period for such monuments in southern Britain. While its specific meaning is unknown, it may have had ceremonial, ritual, or astronomical significance, as was common with prehistoric stone circles.
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Photo: David Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0