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Submitted by Tom_Bullock on Tuesday, 17 September 2002  Page Views: 11866

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Harestone Down
Country: England County: Wiltshire Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Marlborough  Nearest Village: East Kennett
Map Ref: SU113664  Landranger Map Number: 173
Latitude: 51.396525N  Longitude: 1.838966W
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.
 3 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
 3

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Harestone Down
Harestone Down submitted by Bladup : The Supposed fallen Cove to the South West of the Supposed Circle. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Supposed circle on Harestone Down near East Kennett, with supposed fallen Cove to the South West. There are stones and a platform, that's for sure.


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Harestone Down Tumulus
Harestone Down Tumulus submitted by dooclay : Lots of animal burrows in the chalk Barrow (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Harestone Down Tumulus submitted by dooclay : Fog is lifting on a dreary January day in 2023 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Harestone Down submitted by Bladup : Stones of the supposed circle on Harestone Down. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Harestone Down submitted by Bladup : Harestone Down, By far the largest stone of the supposed circle with the center pyramid stone beyond. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Harestone Down submitted by Bladup : Harestone Down, The North East stone of the supposed circle with another beyond it. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Harestone Down submitted by Bladup : Harestone Down, The North East stone of the supposed circle.

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Harestone Down submitted by Bladup : Harestone Down, Some of the Stones of the supposed circle.

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Harestone Down submitted by Bladup : The middle pyramid stone in the center of the supposed Harestone Down stone circle, There's Stones and a platform, That's for sure.

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Harestone Down submitted by Bladup : Harestone Down, An outlier to the West of the supposed circle.

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Harestone Down submitted by AngieLake : The map for that area in 'The Oldest Road An exploration of The Ridgeway' [see first pic of circle for more detail of author, photograher and publisher.] Thorn Hill is very close to Harestone Down and approx SW of East Kennet Long Barrow. The book was first published in 1975.

Harestone Down
Harestone Down submitted by AngieLake : "Small stone circle at Thorn Hill" is how this old print was described in 'The Oldest Road An Exploration of The Ridgeway' by J. R. L. Anderson and Fay Godwin. [1975, reprinted 1979. Wildwood House Ltd.] I cannot find the circle mentioned in the text of this lovely old book bought yesterday in Totnes Oxfam. However, Thorn Hill is close to Harestone Down, and our site page grid ref for that site...

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 388m SSW 208° Harestone Down Tumulus* Round Barrow(s) (SU1111766058)
 549m NE 37° East Kennett longbarrow* Long Barrow (SU11636684)
 827m SE 143° Langdean Bottom* Stone Circle (SU11806574)
 888m SE 143° Langdean Stone Avenue* Stone Row / Alignment (SU1184165695)
 1.1km NE 44° East Kennett garden feature* Modern Stone Circle etc (SU12066720)
 1.5km SW 226° All Cannings Down Tumulus* Round Barrow(s) (SU1023765380)
 1.6km NNW 329° West Kennett Long Barrow* Long Barrow (SU10506774)
 1.6km WNW 297° Beckhampton Penning circle* Stone Circle (SU09876713)
 1.7km NNE 18° The Sanctuary.* Stone Circle (SU11836802)
 1.8km NW 325° West Kennet Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SU10246788)
 1.8km N 351° West Kennet Palisaded Enclosures* Ancient Village or Settlement (SU110682)
 1.8km SE 131° Wansdyke* Misc. Earthwork (SU127652)
 1.9km NNE 21° The Sanctuary Barrows* Barrow Cemetery (SU11966816)
 1.9km S 189° Eald Burh Ancient Village or Settlement (SU11016450)
 1.9km W 264° Allington Down Tumulus* Round Barrow(s) (SU0936366184)
 2.1km NNW 341° Silbaby* Misc. Earthwork (SU1062668354)
 2.1km NW 325° Swallowhead Spring* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SU101681)
 2.1km WNW 292° Beckhampton Penning barrows Barrow Cemetery (SU09356717)
 2.2km N 6° Overton Hill barrow cemetery* Barrow Cemetery (SU11526863)
 2.4km S 173° New Town Tumuli* Round Barrow(s) (SU11596403)
 2.5km NNW 329° Silbury Hill* Artificial Mound (SU10016853)
 2.6km SSW 193° Milk Hill Bowl Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SU10716387)
 2.7km ENE 64° West Overton Bowl Barrow Round Barrow(s) (SU13736758)
 2.7km SW 227° Tan Hill Tumuli* Round Barrow(s) (SU0932164561)
 2.7km SSW 193° Alton Barnes White Horse* Hill Figure or Geoglyph (SU10676373)
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