Featured Title: The Prehistory of the Peak District
Great Stone Circles, Aubrey Burl
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Maintained by English Heritage and the Peak National Park Authority, Doll Tor is a delightful little stone circle consisting of six standing stones, no more than a metre in height, with an adjoining cairn. The circle is approximately 6m by 4.5m in diameter with five stones of similar size and height, and one smaller wider one. It is surrounded on three sides by trees, but there are wonderful views to the west across the valley and hills beyond.
Shortly before the spring equinox in 1993 there was an incorrect reconstruction by persons unknown. During this tampering, the circle was wrongly changed to consist of fourteen standing stones with much of the eastern cairn removed to form a stone bank over three sides of the cairn’s central setting. Having been recently restored by English Heritage and the Peak National Park Authority, the site is seen today as it would have been originally in the Bronze Age.
After a recent visit, I was disappointed to find at least 2 of the stones in need of repair. In 1931 during Heathcote's "Excavation" 2 stone's were mysteriously broken and cemented back together. The cement is now cracking and the stones WILL soon be in pieces - Shaun.
Doll Tor submitted by ShropshireTraveller With friends and clients at Doll Tor. I hadn't been to any megalithic sites for months before this - being hired for the weekend to show them a small sample of the wonders of the Peak District just reminded me of my first love of history, and that I actually *need* to visit stones for my wellbeing. There's something about them (as I'm sure most visiting pages know...)
Doll Tor submitted by DavidBeard Beautiful - Doll Tor, Derbyshire
Doll Tor submitted by DavidBeard Restfull - Doll Tor, Derbyshire
Doll Tor submitted by rldixon doll tor taken march 2008
Doll Tor submitted by KenMiddleton A hidden treasure.
Doll tor submitted by jackdaw1 A shot of the stones from a NNE direction.
Doll tor. submitted by jackdaw1 A view of the circle looking north easterly.
Doll tor. submitted by jackdaw1 A pirouetted figure inside the Doll tor energy grid.
Doll tor. submitted by jackdaw1 Looking almost across the ground to this fine and beautiful little circle-almost irish in feel with it's daintiness. These are just the most recent 10 photos of Doll Tor. If you were logged in with a free user account you would be able to see our entire collection.
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