<< Text Pages >> Hangman's Rocks - Stone Circle in England in Dorset
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Hangman's RocksCountry: England County: Dorset Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Dorchester Nearest Village: Kingston Russell
Map Ref: SY58389109 Landranger Map Number: 194
Latitude: 50.717938N Longitude: 2.590916W
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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Possible Stone Circle in Dorset
"The Sarsen Stone Survey of 1974-5 prompted a search for the site of Hangman's Rocks, noted by both Anbrey and Hutchins, and shown on the 1765 Bedford Estate Map as 3 stones. A thorough search revealed one sarsen 3m long by 1m wide lying in a hedge bank, doubtless the remains of the Hangman's Rock group." - Pastscape monument no. 884825.
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