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| Re: Stanton Drew (Score: 1) by Bunnyhugger on Sunday, 12 October 2003 (User Info | Send a Message) |
| Andy's right, it is difficult to appreciate the scale of these circles because they're so big. There are lots of cow pats and many messages from the resident sheep - not a place for those designer sandals! If you stand in the middle of the large circle, the stones seem to be aligned with breaks in the surrounding skyline. The stones themselves are hefty and gnarled in appearance. Some are big cubes, others have a bit of a Rapa Nui vibe, whilst others have partially fallen over. Closer inspection of the stones reveals lots of beautiful lichens. Many of the stones have a sponge-like texture. This is a lovely site - well worth your quid! |
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| Re: Stanton Drew (Score: 1) by AngieLake on Monday, 13 November 2006 (User Info | Send a Message) |
| Quote from 'Folklore of Somerset' by Alan Holt (1992): "Local people will tell you that the stones known as 'The Cove' near the 'Druids Arms' are the parson, bride and groom; the larger circle, the dancers; and the small circle, the musicians, who had returned to hear the fiddler." (The fiddler was the devil, and I presume he means the NE circle when referring to 'the small circle'.) |
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| Re: Stanton Drew (Score: 1) by AngieLake on Tuesday, 14 November 2006 (User Info | Send a Message) |
| Are there two more stones in this area called 'Middle Ham'? In 'Folklore of Somerset' (1992), author Alan Holt, describing the site of Stanton Drew says: ".... These stones are known as 'The Great Circle', and it is said that twenty-seven of the original thirty stones survive. There is 'The Cove' beside the 'Druids Arms', comprising three great stones. There is a single stone which we have already seen [its legend was covered earlier in his book], known as 'Hauteville's Quoit', and two other stones known as 'Middle Ham', all forming a complex of a mile across." |
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| English Heritage Link (Score: 1) by coldrum on Tuesday, 19 June 2007 (User Info | Send a Message) |
| http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/ConProperty.312 |
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| Stanton Drew touring guide in the Weston Mercury (Score: 1) by Andy B on Monday, 18 June 2007 (User Info | Send a Message) |
| The Weston Mercury have resurrected this rather good touring guide article from 1979 |
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| Re: Stanton Drew Great and NE Circles (Score: 0) by Anonymous on Monday, 01 October 2007 |
| Don't know if I am allowed to post this here but worth a try. I recently went to Stanton Drew on the full moon and managed to lose my ring. It was handmade by me at a workshop just a few days before, and is very sentimental to me. You can tell it's handmade as it's not finished off that well and looks a bit like brushed metal. I have combed the field but if anyone finds it PLEASE get in touch! I would be so so grateful. jessie.hazel@gmail.com x |
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| Re: Stanton Drew Great and NE Circles (Score: 1) by oldscrote on Wednesday, 12 December 2007 (User Info | Send a Message) |
| just got back from a watery sun lit visit to Stanton Drew what a peaceful place it is.No hippies banging drums or blowing conch shells just me the lady and the sheep.Its a pity the other big circles can no longer be enjoyed in such a peaceful way,still I guess at Stonehenge you dont have to dodge sheep poo and molehills!!!!!.A well recomended site. |
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| Re: Stanton Drew Great and NE Circles (Score: 1) by IronAgeDave on Tuesday, 15 April 2008 (User Info | Send a Message) |
| Although a superb monument in it's own right (no denials) I would feel a lot better if I felt that the one pound I payed went some way towards helping preserve this site, the fact that it is still being used as farmland grazing is disturbing, allowing Cows and Sheep to run rampant on such a monument can not only be damaging to the site but also just says to me that the site is just a farmer's nuisance. On a minor point it was frustrating that the third circle was fenced off and inaccesible, although this could have been just bad timing as there clearly was a walkway to it, but it was cordoned off. For a monument of this proportion (and significance) a lot more could have been (and still can be) done (i feel) to improve this site. (Apologies if this is too pessimistic) However it is still a must see, for anyone, in any case. (site visited 14/04/08) |
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| Re: Stanton Drew Great and NE Circles (Score: 0) by Anonymous on Friday, 07 November 2008 |
| great set of stones i lived there at the weekends when i lived in bristol. what do you think of the geophys reports of concentric circles within the main circle? |
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| Festival of British Archaeology at Stanton Drew, 25th July 2009 (Score: 1) by coldrum on Friday, 03 July 2009 (User Info | Send a Message) |
| Festival of British Archaeology at Stanton Drew, 25th July 2009 Stanton Drew. 11.00-16.00. Find out about local archaeology and follow our trail. See flint knapping, enjoy stories and take part in hands-on activities. Contact: 01225 477757 http://www.romanbaths.co.uk/whats_on/events/events_calendar.aspx |
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| Re: Stanton Drew (Score: 1) by coldrum on Wednesday, 07 October 2009 (User Info | Send a Message) |
| Pastscape: http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=201201 http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1475186 |
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