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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Kingston Russell CircleCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 0.7 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Dorset Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Dorchester Nearest Village: Abbotsbury
Map Ref: SY57798783 Landranger Map Number: 194
Latitude: 50.688580N Longitude: 2.598899W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 2.5
Curiously the Kingston Russell circle isn’t mentioned in Aubrey Burl’s comprehensive guide to stone circles in Britain, even though it is larger and in better condition than the nearby Hampton Down circle. It is believed to be a genuine (although maybe interfered-with) prehistoric stone circle; English Heritage, which owns the site, describes it as being of Late Neolithic or Bronze Age date.
There are other prehistoric features in the vicinity of the stone circle. There some similar sized stones in the hedge immediately to the south, possibly standing stones that were moved there when land was being cleared for farming (no photos of these yet). There is also a bowl barrow 75 metres NNW of the circle's centre, 15 metres in diameter but less than half a metre high.
Access The circle lies on a confluence of footpaths and bridleways, most notably one running from the Grey Mare and Her Colts less than a mile to the south east. The site is marked on OS-sourced road atlases, although such maps will be of little use in finding the circle. If visiting by car then parking is only possible on the verges of "nearby" minor roads (one or two miles distant) . Try either to the north around Long Bredy or Little Bredy, or to the south on the Bishops Road to Abbotsbury. Resist the temptation to drive down or park on the farm access tracks as you may get into trouble! (see the comments below).
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Note: Midsummer sunset at Kingston Russell stone circle
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389m N 357° Tenants Hill enclosure* Ancient Village or Settlement (SY5777688219)
515m WNW 301° Kingston Russell Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SY57358810)
975m SE 142° Grey Mare and her Colts* Long Barrow (SY58398706)
1.0km SE 135° Grey Mare Processional Way* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SY585871)
1.4km SE 140° White Hill Tumulus* Round Barrow(s) (SY58688677)
1.5km SSE 160° White Hill Plantation Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SY58298642)
1.6km E 88° Crow Hill Enclosure* Ancient Village or Settlement (SY59368786)
1.9km E 88° Valley of Stones quarry* Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry (SY59708788)
1.9km ESE 103° Valley of Stones circle* Stone Circle (SY59668738)
2.0km E 91° Valley of Stones polisher* Polissoir (SY59758778)
2.0km SW 216° Wears Hill Tumuli* Barrow Cemetery (SY56608624)
2.2km SSE 150° Bishops Limekiln Car Park* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SY589859)
2.2km SE 126° Hampton Down Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SY596865)
2.2km SE 126° Hampton Down* Stone Circle (SY596865)
2.5km NNE 20° Pitcombe Down* Barrow Cemetery (SY587902)
2.6km N 4° Kingston Russell 2* Long Barrow (SY580904)
2.6km WSW 241° Abbotsbury Castle* Hillfort (SY555866)
2.6km E 88° Black Down Barrows (Dorset)* Barrow Cemetery (SY604879)
2.7km N 4° Kingston Russell 1* Long Barrow (SY580905)
2.7km N 4° Kingston Russell Stone 3* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SY580905)
2.7km ENE 78° Winterbourne Steepleton 1* Long Barrow (SY6042788361)
2.9km ESE 106° Portesham Stone 1 Standing Stone (Menhir) (SY606870)
3.0km ESE 112° Hellstone* Long Barrow (SY60588670)
3.0km ESE 105° Jeffrey & Joan (Portesham) Standing Stones (SY60708701)
3.0km E 93° Black Down (Dorset)* Modern Stone Circle etc (SY60818767)
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