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Submitted by Gerald_Ponting on Thursday, 26 March 2020  Page Views: 15432

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Valley of Stones circle
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.2 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Dorset Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Dorchester  Nearest Village: Littlebredy
Map Ref: SY59668738  Landranger Map Number: 194
Latitude: 50.684667N  Longitude: 2.572379W
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
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 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.
 4 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
 4

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Valley of Stones circle
Valley of Stones circle submitted by Postman : Another entrance look-a-like. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Possible large stone circle in the south-easterly section of the Valley of Stones in Dorset. Gerald Ponting writes: When I went down there I became convinced that this was a genuine megalithic circle. As far as I know, there seems no record of this as an archaeological site - unless you know better.

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Valley of Stones circle
Valley of Stones circle submitted by starman : Beautiful colours. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Valley of Stones circle
Valley of Stones circle submitted by Bladup : Valley of Stones Circle at SY59668738 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Valley of Stones circle
Valley of Stones circle submitted by Postman : Now that is a pretty and singular looking stone, I want to take it home with me. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Valley of Stones circle
Valley of Stones circle submitted by adrianmcgrath : Stone Circle Confirmed? With thanks to Natural England I was able to carry out an aerial survey of the Valley of Stones, Dorset. It became apparent that there is one large stone circle, although possibly disturbed, to the West valley that can be seen in the aerial photo. After speculation on the Megalithic portal hopefully this is further evidence that this SHOULD be officially recognised as a s... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Valley of Stones circle
Valley of Stones circle submitted by richsmith : Possible large stone circle in the south-easterly section of the valley. Of course it could just be a random pattern but it does look conspicuously man-made. October 2010

Valley of Stones circle
Valley of Stones circle submitted by Bladup : Valley of Stones Circle at SY59668738

Valley of Stones circle
Valley of Stones circle submitted by Bladup (1 comment)

Valley of Stones circle
Valley of Stones circle submitted by Bladup : The Tumulus at SY60088743

Valley of Stones circle
Valley of Stones circle submitted by Bladup : Valley of Stones Circle at SY59668738

Valley of Stones circle
Valley of Stones circle submitted by Bladup

Valley of Stones circle
Valley of Stones circle submitted by Bladup : These large stones to the North of the Circle looked like they'd maybe been some kind of man made stone setting at some point

Valley of Stones circle
Valley of Stones circle submitted by Bladup : Valley of Stones Circle is found at SY59668738

Valley of Stones circle
Valley of Stones circle submitted by Bladup

Valley of Stones circle
Valley of Stones circle submitted by Bladup : Valley of Stones Circle

Valley of Stones circle
Valley of Stones circle submitted by Bladup

Valley of Stones circle
Valley of Stones circle submitted by Bladup

Valley of Stones circle
Valley of Stones circle submitted by Bladup

Valley of Stones circle
Valley of Stones circle submitted by Postman : An apparent entrance in the circular feature.

Valley of Stones circle
Valley of Stones circle submitted by Postman : It's absolutely not natural, as if? But I didn't get a stone circle feeling from it.

Valley of Stones circle
Valley of Stones circle submitted by adrianmcgrath : Stone Circle Confirmed? Red circle indicating Stone Circle. With thanks to Natural England I was able to carry out an aerial survey of the Valley of Stones, Dorset. It became apparent that there is one large stone circle, although possibly disturbed, to the West valley that can be seen in the aerial photo. After speculation on the Megalithic portal hopefully this is further evidence that this ...

Valley of Stones circle
Valley of Stones circle submitted by Gerald Ponting : Valley of Stones - stones arranged in the arc of a circle - prehistoric or more recent?? (2 comments)

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Re: Valley of Stones circle by Anonymous on Monday, 30 March 2020
Several years ago there was talk of a very well off farmer/ landowner having had two circles built, one on his land between Corfe and Swanage near his Manor house which cannot be seen from any public place, but also one somewhere out in the open which I have never been able to find.
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Re: Valley of Stones re. age? and constuction methods? by drolaf on Friday, 27 March 2020
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looks a bit like a cairn
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Re: Valley of Stones re. age? and constuction methods? by maengurta on Sunday, 17 May 2009
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I have heard some talk that this could be a medieaval sheepfold. I suppose the intention may have been (if it is a circle) to be viewed from above along the track that now holds the top of the valley which could have been the original ridgeway route to Abbotsbury. The poor lot cemetary is in a similar valley floor location and was clearly intended to be viewed from above as travellers descended from the old ridgeway now the a35. The nearby hampton down circle is also comprised of probably smaller stones than V.O.S.
I wonder what the experts think?
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Re: Valley of Stones re. age? and constuction methods? by Anonymous on Tuesday, 18 April 2006
I visited the sight last week to see the circle for myself. Walking along the east valley edge the Circle was very visible, and far more obvious than from the road.

The sides of the stones on the up side of the valley had more soil stacked against them, up to one foot difference to the lower side, suggesting the stones have been there some time. Although the old field boundaries nearby seem to have allot larger height (2-3 foot) differences. This would either mean the circle stone have not been in place for as long a time as the fields hedges were, or the field boundaries I could see are reminisces of built up terraces, or I've completely misinterpreted these "field boundary" features.

Inside the west side of the circle are several large stones. I wondered if they could have been internal structure like those you can see at stone henge. Among these is one large slab that could be described as an altar stone.

It did not have the "feel" of other stone circles I have been to, like nine stones. If it is an ancient stone circle I wonder why the stones don’t stand higher. Would someone have taken the trouble to knock them down or break them up for stone, in a field full of other stones, where clearance would be impossible?

My partner suggested it is possible that the circle was created by selective removal of stone from the centre of the circle, and an incomplete job resulting in the jumble of stones on the west inside of the circle.

I'd love to hear other impressions of this hidden circle.
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