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<< Our Photo Pages >> Druid Stoke - Chambered Tomb in England in Gloucestershire

Submitted by enkidu41 on Tuesday, 24 September 2002  Page Views: 11309

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Druid Stoke Alternative Name: County of Bristol (Durdham War
Country: England County: Gloucestershire Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Bristol  Nearest Village: Stoke Bishop
Map Ref: ST56107620  Landranger Map Number: 172
Latitude: 51.483039N  Longitude: 2.63359W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
2 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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TheCaptain visited on 15th Aug 2019 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 2 Access: 5 How on Earth can I never have been to visit this before, as 43 years ago I lived only half a mile away! So, on a sunny day, after a visit to the expensive dentist, I stopped by for a look. A few large stones remain in the parking area outside a large house near the top of Druid Hill, in the leafy suburb od Stoke Bishop, north of Bristol. The stones can be seen from the road through the gateway.

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Druid Stoke
Druid Stoke submitted by TheCaptain : A few large stones remain in the parking area outside a large house near the top of Druid Hill, in the leafy suburb od Stoke Bishop, north of Bristol. The stones can be seen from the road through the gateway. (August 2019) (Vote or comment on this photo)
A few large stones remain in the parking area outside a large house near the top of Druid Hill, in the leafy suburb od Stoke Bishop, north of Bristol. The stones can be seen from the road through the gateway.

This is the collapsed tomb of what was probably a chambered long barrow. It was excavated in 1913 to reveal a jumble of 5 stones (one deeply buried) including a large capstone measuring 10'4" long by 4-5'6" wide and about 2'6" thick resting on one other stone. About 1'6" below the surface of the ground are tightly-packed cobble-like stones a feature which, apparently, is found over an area considerably greater than would relate simply to the chamber.

Local knowledge in 1904 indicated that the tomb was used as centre for spring ceremonies by the local "Druids".
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Druid Stoke
Druid Stoke submitted by TheCaptain : A few large stones remain in the parking area outside a large house near the top of Druid Hill, in the leafy suburb od Stoke Bishop, north of Bristol. The stones can be seen from the road through the gateway. (August 2019) (Vote or comment on this photo)

Druid Stoke
Druid Stoke submitted by Bladup : The overgrown Druid Stoke burial chamber. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Druid Stoke
Druid Stoke submitted by enkidu41 : Druid Stoke as it looked in the early 1920s. (4 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Druid Stoke
Druid Stoke submitted by hamish : If you were walking by you wouldn't know it was there. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Druid Stoke
Druid Stoke submitted by hamish : If the house owner wants to remove the ivy she must poison it rather than pull it off.

Druid Stoke
Druid Stoke submitted by hamish : This dolmen is protected by English Heritage, they must be informed of any work being done in its surrounds.

Druid Stoke
Druid Stoke submitted by hamish : This is at the top of Druid Hill on the left just before you turn into Druid Stoke Avenue. The house is, believe it or not, The Cromlech. The present Guardian was happy to let me trample on her garden to take the photos.

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Re: Druid Stoke by TheCaptain on Thursday, 15 August 2019
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Re: Druid Stoke by Anonymous on Sunday, 07 April 2013
Druid Stoke, Kingsweston hill fort,Blaise hill fort are all within the City and County of Bristol not Gloucestershire .
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