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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Coate circle Alternative Name: Day House Lane Stone Circle
Country: England County: Wiltshire Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Swindon
Map Ref: SU18168239  Landranger Map Number: 173
Latitude: 51.540121N  Longitude: 1.739548W
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
 2 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
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Phillwhite visited on 16th Sep 2021 - their rating: Cond: 1 Amb: 2 Access: 4 Badly overgrown on my visit... only two stones visible at the time. You wouldn't know it was there walking through the field.

TheCaptain visited on 8th Aug 2002 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 5

graemefield visited on 1st Jan 1994 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4

TimPrevett hamish have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2 Ambience: 3 Access: 4.33

Coate circle
Coate circle submitted by TimPrevett : Coate Circle, wedged between Swindon and the M4 Motorway, visited with permission of the landowner 25/11/07. 5 Stones remain in an arc; 1 additional stone is to the SE towards a tree, and a further stone to the S. There is another stone to the W in a field in front of a barn, visible from the main circle. Close up of 4 of the stones in the arc, outlying stone just to left of tree. (Vote or comment on this photo)
The only remains of the Coate stone circle visible is an arc of 5 flat (fallen?) stones in an arc, 2 outlying stones to the south and south east respectively, and a further stone to the west of the road.

Although the circle itself is, of course, protected by being scheduled, the whole surrounding area is under threat from a huge campus development, which would devastate the rural nature of the site.

More on Coate stone circle here, and initial details of the proposed development here.

Note: The start of a new video series on the Lost Stone Circles of Swindon, Part One is on Coate, also known as Day House Lane and also a link to Cara's video about Winterbourne Basset stone circle
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Coate circle
Coate circle submitted by JJ : Aerial photo copyright JJ Evendon (5 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Coate circle
Coate circle submitted by TimPrevett : Coate Circle, wedged between Swindon and the M4 Motorway, visited with permission of the landowner 25/11/07. 5 Stones remain in an arc; 1 additional stone is to the SE towards a tree, and a further stone to the S. There is another stone to the W in a field in front of a barn, visible from the main circle. An attempt to get something atmospheric from the ruinous circle... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Coate circle submitted by Bladup : Coate Circle, Circle stones (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Coate circle submitted by Bladup : Coate Circle (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Coate circle submitted by Bladup : Coate Circle, Looking over the circle from the north east (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Coate circle submitted by Bladup : Coate Circle, The southern most circle stone with the others in the background

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Coate circle submitted by Bladup : Coate Circle, Showing all the stones on site from the south east outlier, The stone in the background on the right is the western outlier and the circle stones are in the background on the left

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Coate circle submitted by Bladup : Coate Circle, The northern most circle stone with other circle stones in the background

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Coate circle submitted by Bladup : Coate Circle, Circle stones

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Coate circle submitted by Bladup : Coate Circle, Looking over the site of the circle from the north west, Liddington Castle Fort is on the right side of the hill in the background

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Coate circle submitted by Bladup : Coate Circle, Circle stones

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Coate circle submitted by Bladup

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Coate circle submitted by Bladup : Coate Circle, The outlier to the east of the circle, In the background on the left is the south eastern outlier and in the background just right of center one of the circle stones is visible

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Coate circle submitted by Bladup : Coate Circle, The outlier to the south east of the circle

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Coate circle submitted by HOLYWELL : The fallen sarsens of this almost lost site can just about be traced.

Coate circle
Coate circle submitted by TimPrevett : Coate Circle, wedged between Swindon and the M4 Motorway, visited with permission of the landowner 25/11/07. 5 Stones remain in an arc; 1 additional stone is to the SE towards a tree, and a further stone to the S. There is another stone to the W in a field in front of a barn, visible from the main circle. The largest stone as apparent from remains above ground on the south side of the arc. Foot ...

Coate circle
Coate circle submitted by TimPrevett : Coate Circle, wedged between Swindon and the M4 Motorway, visited with permission of the landowner 25/11/07. 5 Stones remain in an arc; 1 additional stone is to the SE towards a tree, and a further stone to the S. There is another stone to the W in a field in front of a barn, visible from the main circle. Using digital zoom to get a closer look at the stone across the road next to trough in fro...

Coate circle
Coate circle submitted by TimPrevett : Coate Circle, wedged between Swindon and the M4 Motorway, visited with permission of the landowner 25/11/07. 5 Stones remain in an arc; 1 additional stone is to the SE towards a tree, and a further stone to the S. There is another stone to the W in a field in front of a barn, visible from the main circle. Looking from the south outlying stone to the NW.

Coate circle
Coate circle submitted by TimPrevett : Coate Circle, wedged between Swindon and the M4 Motorway, visited with permission of the landowner 25/11/07. 5 Stones remain in an arc; 1 additional stone is to the SE towards a tree, and a further stone to the S. There is another stone to the W in a field in front of a barn, visible from the main circle. Looking from the SE outlying stone to the entire remains of the arc.

Coate circle
Coate circle submitted by TimPrevett : Coate Circle, wedged between Swindon and the M4 Motorway, visited with permission of the landowner 25/11/07. 5 Stones remain in an arc; 1 additional stone is to the SE towards a tree, and a further stone to the S. There is another stone to the W in a field in front of a barn, visible from the main circle. The five stones of the arc are visible in this picture, as is the outlying stone just to th...

Coate circle
Coate circle submitted by hamish : This is a better picture than my attempt a couple of years ago.You can see the arc of the circle,the missing part disappeared when the road was built.

Coate circle
Coate circle submitted by hamish : SU181824. Not an easy site to photograph but I think I got all 4 stones into the pictures. Rather nice ponies come to greet you.

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Video: Lost Stone Circles of Swindon, Part One by Andy B on Friday, 07 April 2023
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Cara the Open Minded Wonderer has created a tour and overview of the Coate stones, including hints of a now lost stone row and second circle that were described by antiquarian A.D.Passmore in the 1890s.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9c77fJFCfA&t=1s

Part Two is due next week.

Cara also shares the link to the Oxford Archaeology excavation report from 2006
https://library.oxfordarchaeology.com/828
and
https://eprints.oxfordarchaeology.com/id/document/5084 (PDF)

Cara has also posted a video suggesting the stone circle of Winterbourne Basset was across the road from the current location of the stones in that area:
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=1361#comments
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Celebrate Coate talks, displays and walk, 5-6th April 2014, Swindon by Andy B on Tuesday, 01 April 2014
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Chris Hinton writes: We are celebrating the land known as Jefferies Land, Coate and would like to invite you to explore it’s past from pre-history to present day.
Saturday, 10am - 4pm, The Holiday Inn, Marlborough Road, Swindon. Free admittance, donations accepted.

There will be historical and informative displays, hundreds of postcards and old photographs, maps and local stories of people from the past, local history and archaeology, and the natural history of Coate Water.

Short talks on a variety of local topics:
10.15 Evolution of the Jefferies Farm and area Clive Carter (Wiltshire Farm Buildings Record)
11.15 Why Coate? About the Reservoir Jan Flannegan
1.30 Jefferies DVD a film about Jefferies land by the Jefferies Museum (which will be open from about 1 pm, Walk and Talk at 2 pm)
2.30 or 3pm Linda Knight RANGER! About the work of the Rangers and what it takes to keep the Country Park open.

On Sunday: A walk round Jefferies Land with the Rangers, starting at 10am

Later in the year, as soon as we can organise, we will be geophysing the circle field as this has never been done properly before.
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Celebrate Coate weekend, 4-5th April 2014 by Andy B on Monday, 03 February 2014
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A Celebrate Coate! weekend has been arranged for the 4-5th April 2014, and possibly Sunday as well, "to celebrate this land as it is, with later on, a dig to prove it really is a stone circle once and for all." Jim Gunter and Bob Clarke are going to dig with the help of Peter Shruve - licence pending.

Swindon Civic Voice would like to announce a series of presentations over two days, displays of maps, photographs,postcards film and stories regarding the area known as COATE, featuring the archaeology, including the Neolithic Stone Circles, Jeffries Land, Coate Water Park and the Canal, Leisure, plus much more! 4th and 5th April 2014.

4th April 2014 - Maria Wheatley - Sacred Landscapes: What made our ancestors build megaliths like Stonehenge and other stone circles and henges? Maria will talk about the energies under the grassy fields, what they meant to our ancestors and how they may all be linked in one huge spiritual ancestral landscape. Central Library Swindon, see below.

Also 4th April 2014 - John Cowie - Sacred Landscapes II: John will follow on from Maria's talk by considering the idea that Silbury Hill could be Europe's largest pyramid, why it was built and why there. 4th April 7pm in the Central Library Regent Circus, Swindon. Tickets from the library, £1.50 or £2.50. THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT.

Celebrate Coate! 10-4 pm, Saturday, 5th April at the Lambourne Suite, The Holiday Inn, Marlborough Road, Swindon. The Richard Jeffries Museum will also be open. A variety of speakers to bring Coate to life and celebrate how the landscape is now, before it changes for ever under Development.

Ring for information: 520592, 523048 or 790817
Civic Voice Website: http://swindoncivicvoice.org.uk
Entrance Fee: Donations only - all welcome!
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Re: Coate by TheCaptain on Saturday, 11 June 2011
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Latest plans for building here thrown out by Swindon Council. See here.
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Re: Coate by coldrum on Wednesday, 07 April 2010
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Coate "could be the new Avebury" say campaigners by Andy B on Friday, 20 March 2009
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A CONTROVERSIAL area of land in Swindon that is earmarked for a housing development could instead become Swindon’s own “mini-Avebury”, according to campaigners.

The claim comes after ancient stones, which could be part of Swindon’s Neolithic history, were unearthed at Coate.

The two sarsen stones were uncovered by the Highways Agency last week opposite Day House Farm, near the protected Coate Stone Circle.

The find has excited speculation that more historic stones may still lie undiscovered in the area.

Campaigners against a planning application by the Swindon Gateway Partnership to build 1,800 homes and a university campus on land near Coate Water say the development could rob the town of huge potential historic and tourist value.

Jean Saunders, from the Jefferies Land Conservation Trust, said: “There is a real chance here to create almost a mini-Avebury.

“This particular area is steeped in pre-history. We know of a Bronze Age settlement just south of Coate Water, two round barrows opposite Richard Jefferies’ old house at Coate, two stone circles on Day House Farm and lines of stones linking these together with others.

“It would be criminal to surround these ancient relics of the past with modern buildings. Who knows how many more of these old stones lie undiscovered? Can Swindon afford to lose more of its history?

More in the Swindon Advertiser
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/4218302.Coate_could_be_the_new_Avebury/
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Re: Coate stone circle by TheCaptain on Saturday, 15 March 2008
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From HOLYWELL.

"This Bronze age site lies beside the road just after the Coate water roundabout. It is made of nine fallen sarsens which form an arc covering about a third of the original circle. This original circle would have been 130 feet in diameter".
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Save Coate Blog by TimPrevett on Sunday, 25 November 2007
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"The Save Coate coalition was set up to protect the environmental, literary and historic qualities of the countryside between Coate Water and the North Wessex Downs near Swindon. The immediate threat is a plan to build 1,800 houses, offices and a university campus for 10,000 students next to Swindonian's "favourite place". However, the University of Bath pulled out of the deal in March 2007. Over 33,000 people have objected to the proposal. This blog records news from July 2005." See the blog HERE.
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Coate Circle nr Swindon by TimPrevett on Sunday, 25 November 2007
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Took a look here with landowner's permission this morning; there are five stones remaining in an arc; two stones out from the circle to the SE, and one to the S - perhaps outliers? Also another stone across the road next to a trough. The land is owned by the large property opposite, though the paddock is indeed home to two curious horses who were thankfully largely absent for most of my visit.
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Family Protest March 5 June 2004 by Andy B on Tuesday, 15 June 2004
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1000 people marched, from starting points including Coate Water, to the civic offices to protest at the proposed developments at Coate, the Front Garden and on the Swindon Forest.

Three reports from the Swindon Evening Advertiser and a report with photographs on Indymedia

All at http://www.savecoate.org.uk/
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