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<< Text Pages >> Kingbarrow - Modern Stone Circle etc in England in Dorset

Submitted by Anonymous on Wednesday, 07 April 2010  Page Views: 6072

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Kingbarrow Alternative Name: Sawmill stone circle, the Frolic, Easton druid temples
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.596 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Dorset Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Fortuneswell
Map Ref: SY6907772745
Latitude: 50.553639N  Longitude: 2.437861W
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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
5

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This (probably modern) stone circle is often missed by many who come to Portland and is widely unknown to even most residents. It is a small stone circle only some 16ft across. it is made of small stones only 4ft or smaller and is located on the grounds of an old limekiln.

I'm not sure if entry to this site is permitted as it is fenced off with barbed wire but there is an entry gate. I go in there and have never been informed that I am not supposed to be in their but it is best to ask at the limekiln house just in front of the building first. The stone circle itself is located in an old Roman quarry which used to be a great burial site. Many Roman sarcophagus have been found here and the place has a lovely ambiance. There is also an old mine like tunnel. I'm not sure of its age but it is well worth a visit but not for the faint of heart because the 5 ton stones lining the roof are having to be supported by rusty iron support struts.

Despite its proximity to one of the two main roads on the island it has actually got quite a nice feel to the place. I hope you come to document this place properly as their are not many registered sites on Portland of megalithic origin all though I am sure if people looked their are probably more than you think. I have not looked properly but there is a record that says that their was another stone circle on the other side of the road but I have not checked or bothered looking for it but it may exist and will be well worth the visit.
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Re: Kingbarrow - Query about modern Stone Circle by Anonymous on Thursday, 11 February 2021
This is not a Megalithic site, the area is question has been subject to extensive quarrying since the Victorian age and the stones are of that apparent age rather than showing signs of having been exposed to the elements for Millenia.
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Re: Kingbarrow - Query about modern Stone Circle by TimPrevett on Monday, 14 August 2017
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Is this the same circle of which you write - anonymous - The Circle of Stones?
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