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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Winterbourne Bassett
Country: England County: Wiltshire Type: Stone Circle

Map Ref: SU094755  Landranger Map Number: 173
Latitude: 51.478382N  Longitude: 1.866037W
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
 1 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 no data 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.
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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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woodini254 visited on 29th Dec 1993 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 5 There is not much that remains of this stone circle which is a pity. There are remains of recumbent stones but that's about it really.

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Winterbourne Bassett
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Video: Winterbourne Basset. Was there really a stone circle there? by Andy B on Friday, 07 April 2023
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A video by Cara 'Open Minded Wonderer' suggesting the stone circle was across the road from the current location of the stones that are there:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22N4abSsJwc
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The Hunt for a lost stone circle at Winterbourne Bassett talk by Andy B on Wednesday, 08 August 2007
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'The Hunt for a lost stone circle at Winterbourne Bassett' talk was held at Wiltshire Heritage Museum on Wednesday, 12 September, 2007
An illustrated talk by Jim Gunter, Trustee and Chair of the Society's Archaeology Field Group.
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    Re: The Hunt for a lost stone circle at Winterbourne Bassett, 12th September by Anonymous on Friday, 27 March 2009
    The work I did in 2004 proved that the real stone circle site is in the field called Rabson West across Lambourne Lane from the "official site". We found fractured sarsen blocks, a geophysical survey highlighted a circular setting of stones that conformed to Stukeley's drawing and to the view points in his drawing and the dig found actual stone hole settings. English Herir=-tage have proven that the Lmabouirne Ground site is "only" a natural sarsen field. My dig found the proper site. I am happy to supply details - just contact me.
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      Re: The Hunt for a lost stone circle at Winterbourne Bassett, 12th September by Anonymous on Friday, 01 January 2010
      I visited this site today (1/1/2010) and would be interested in more details about the dig - a plan of the stone holes you found would be especially nice! You comment says just contact you but gives no details - please email rhiannon (dot) bookgeek (at) gmail.com if you see this.
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Re: Winterbourne Bassett by PeteG on Saturday, 01 July 2006
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http://www.users.dialstart.net/%7Epeteglastonbury/Dig2004/Winterbourne2004.html
for details of the last dig in the area.
There will be another soon...
PeteG
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Re: Winterbourne Bassett by johnlees45 on Saturday, 01 July 2006
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I visited this site on the 29th. June 2006 but the field was under crop and as far as I could see there was nothing to be seen except the one large stone at the minor crossroads.
John.
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Re: Winterbourne Bassett by Anonymous on Thursday, 29 June 2006
This was a fantastic day out and I spotted this stone quite by accident.
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Re: Winterbourne Bassett by Anonymous on Thursday, 29 June 2006
I visited this site today with a friend. He spotted the one upstanding stone as we drove past after visiting Avebury. The aerial shots of the site are interesting.
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Re: Winterbourne Bassett by Anonymous on Tuesday, 16 December 2003
According to an article published in the Wiltshire Archaeological Magazine 2003, the site of the Winterbourne Bassett stone circle may actually be 50m south of a lane leading to Cliffe Pypard at SU09307535 and not at the current OS location. Stukeley drew the circle in 1724 which had Silbury Hill and Avebury's church tower clearly visible on the horizon. If Stukeley's sketch of the Winterbourne Bassett stone circle is accepted as the correct location, then the current site is in serious doubt. The large megalith which overlooks the 'recumbent stone circle' was erected only recently. The earth resistance survey of June '98 located a large number of sarsens but the conclusions were that these stones were a part of naturally occuring distribution without any deliberate pattern. Further excavations of both sites - Stukeley's location and the site generally excepted need to be explored. Personally, I would place a bet that William Stukeley's location will prove to be correct. Posted by Maria Wheatley.
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