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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Rollright Stones Alternative Name: The King's Men, The Rollrights, Rollendrith, Rowldrich
Country: England County: Oxfordshire Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Chipping Norton  Nearest Village: Long Compton
Map Ref: SP29583087  Landranger Map Number: 151
Latitude: 51.975515N  Longitude: 1.570778W
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3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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4Short walk on a footpath
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
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BarryC visited on 24th Jan 2023 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 4 Not my first visit and hopefully not my last. A clear, bright January day with "see for miles" visibility. The right sort of day to visit this place, I think. Had some time to myself, which was a bonus, but some chaterers arrived and that was my cue to leave - in truth, I never feel inclined to stay long at The Rollrights. Lots of - what is it called now? - "ritual litter". Persumably from the Winter Solstice. It's interesting (to me) to wonder what might be in those little bags, or what the tied messages might say. It would be rude to touch though, so I wondered and wandered on...

poho visited on 13th Nov 2022 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 5 Dropped in on my way home from a walk in the Cotswolds. This is my nearest stone circle and I've been here a few times. This visit I was lucky enough to find no-one else there and the sun just setting to the west. Standing alone in the circle watching the sun drop below the horizon I felt very connected and at peace. A lovely pagan experience.

fibo74 visited on 1st Jan 2021 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 5

SimonBlackmore visited on 25th Jan 2020 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 5

Brian_Eyes visited on 1st Nov 2019 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4

eddie304 visited on 1st Sep 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Visited on my 60th birthday. Been to the site since childhood, including a full mapping and dowsing visit in my late teens (on tandem!). Just the most wonderful stone circle and location. (I have been to very many, just ask the wife.) Access is so much improved to the wider area. There is no longer the need to walk down the road to get to the whispering knights.

drolaf visited on 8th Dec 2017 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 nice on an early winter morning few tourists

MercuryMars visited on 14th Apr 2016 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5

emerald visited on 22nd Dec 2015 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Great stone circle with a lay by literally just at the side of it, awesome sight. It was raining heavily when l visited and extremely muddy due to the warmer weather we have been having so l took a few photos and thought ' l will be back'

Chrononaut1962 visited on 12th Sep 2015 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5

kthdsn visited on 2nd May 2015 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5

MartinJEley visited on 22nd Sep 2014 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4 The stones are stunning because of their somewhat unusual appearance. The circle still presents a good sense of the importance of the site. We visited the day after the Druid celebration of the autumn equinox. A labyrinth had been laid using bird seed and it served very well in identifying the main axis, as shown in the photo that I have uploaded.

NickyD visited on 1st Jan 2014 - their rating: Amb: 4 Access: 5

LittleFaerie visited on 1st Sep 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4

KimIannucci visited on 4th Jun 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5

ModernExplorers visited on 8th Mar 2013 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 A heavily eroded site with many layers of history

gaddy visited on 1st Sep 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 A surprisingly sunny, lovely late-summer afternoon spent among the, slightly eerie, Rollright Stones! You'll think I'm lying -but I distinctly heard some disembodied laughter coming from the direction of the Whispering Knights, but there was nobody around... PS- I counted 80 stones!

jeffrep visited on 25th May 2011 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4

custer visited on 6th Nov 2010 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Great site. Kingstone on one side of the road. Whispering knights a bit of a walk down the field The kings men circle tucked round the corner by the trees. Great views.

h_fenton visited on 24th Oct 2010 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 5

woodini254 visited on 26th Jun 2010 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5 This is a superb site well worth visiting. I have visited it a number of times over a period of 20 years.

rockmanzym visited on 1st Sep 2009 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4

SteveC visited on 22nd Aug 2009 - their rating: Amb: 4 Access: 5

graemefield visited on 6th Jun 2009 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 5

Richard13 visited on 1st Jun 2009 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5

ChrisHealey visited on 20th Jun 2008 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 I've visited the rollrights several times, it's probably the nearest significant site to where I live. It's very close to a main road, so easy access. Despite that, it always has a good atmosphere and I'll be back at every opportunity.

cactus_chris visited on 1st Jan 2003 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5

BolshieBoris visited on 1st Jun 1987 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5

Runemage visited on 1st Jan 1980 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Just came across this old leaflet from my first visit in 1980

Elric visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4

kith visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4

jlfern2 visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5

Hodur visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5

ChristopherJones visited - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5 Very nice area. It was supposed to be closed, but it seemed it wasn't.

Mikesee visited - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4

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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.91 Ambience: 4.31 Access: 4.63

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Rollright Stones submitted by Energyman : This was the closest the weather forecast would allow me to get to this year's solstice sunrise, 20/12/20 8:30am. Luckily very little cloud. The shot is from the altar as I call it, through the entrance at the King's Men, Rollrights. This alignment was calculated by Jack Morris Eyton, though he never got the chance to confirm it. (Vote or comment on this photo)
This remarkable and atmospheric megalithic complex has so much to say for itself that entire books have been written on the place, dealing with its archaeology, folklore and ritual use. Photo: The Kings Men on a freezing January dawn - taken from the edge of the road.

As a result, it would be unwise of us to attempt supplying you with everything there is to be said about this arena. The Rollright complex today consists primarily of three sites: the Whispering Knight's portal dolmen, the King's Men stone circle, and the King Stone. Of these, it is the stone circle which draws most attention. Several alignments are connected with the com plex. The original ritual use of the place would have, primarily, involved rites of passage and death rituals. Women would have played a large part in the ritual use and possible geomantic layout of the original complex. It is likely that the stone circle was used as a moot spot, which may have been in use until medieval times. The recent discovery of the carving of a family crest, at least 500 years old, implies this.

Used as the prime base for what was known as the Dragon Project, a variety of electromagnetic anomalies were recorded here by the scientists and geomancers involved in the work over many years. Much of this was published in Paul Devereux's Places of Power - required reading for everyone who pretends an interest in megalithic sciences.

The King's Men is a near-perfect circle of oolitic limestone uprights. Thought for centuries to be the memorial site of some victory by the Danish King Rollo, they have been described by many historians, travellers and antiquarians from the 14th century upwards. Several early writers described a sort of "avenue" running from the circle, not unlike the one perceived at Stonehenge and elsewhere. Evidence for this cannot be fully disregarded, as there are some recumbent monoliths along the road beside the stone complex, known as the Jurassic Way. This was a prehistoric trade route and it is more likely than not that some other uprights would have been nearby.

Folklore ascribes that the number of stones in the complex cannot be counted (a motif found at other megalithic sites) and, intriguingly, of the surveys done here, no two agree. One early illustration of the circle shows 30 stones, another describes 46, and one survey describes just 22 stones! As the twentieth century progressed the numbers increased dramatically, with surveys differing at 58, 60, 71, 72, 73, 77 and 105. The present-day 'guesstimate' is about 77. Weird!

Folklore tells that if you can count the stones three times in a row and get the same number, you may have any wish you choose. But recently this has become reversed and it is said to be a curse if you count three times the same. Intriguingly, modern visitors who allege no superstitious beliefs, will not count the stones a third time if the same number crops up twice.

The best-known folk tale of this place is of the King, his men and the knights, who "were once men who were changed into vast rocks and fossilised," as Camden first put it in 1586. The King's men sometimes go to drink at a well near Little Rollright, as does the king, but he only goes at certain times. At midnight however, on certain days, the King's Men have sometimes been known to come to life, join hands and dance in a circle. This sounds more like a folk remnant of ritual use here.

Faerie folk are said to live beneath the circle, in great caverns, some of which are linked up to the single monolith across the road. Ravenhill [1926] described how local folk had sometimes seen the little people dancing around the circle by moonlight, but nobody has seen them of late.

Text from The Old Stones of Rollright and District (archived link) by Paul Bennett & Tom Wilson (text used with permission)

See also the Official Rollright Stones Web Site

Note: Winter Solstice Sunrise over the Rollright Stones. More details of the alignment in our Forum. Please upload your winter solstice or planetary alignment photos to our ancient site pages. Have a Happy New Year from all of us at the Megalithic Portal!
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Rollright Stones submitted by Aerial-Cam : Rollright stone circle with oil seed rape crop, May 2012. (5 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Rollright Stones submitted by mickm : As Hamish has previously featured a photo of myself taking a picture of spring at the Rollrights during the Megalithic Portal meet last week, here is the photo I took, featuring a lonely daffodil by the stones. Category A (6 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Rollright Stones submitted by Energyman : A better view of the shadows, from 10ft up. (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Rollright Stones submitted by rldixon : through the round hole taken 2008 (6 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Rollright Stones submitted by Gorient : The mean eye of the rollrights (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Rollright Stones submitted by Bladup : A snowy Winter solstice sunset at The Rollright Stones.

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Rollright Stones submitted by Blingo_von_Trumpenstein : Rollrights with some Photoshop trickery. All done from 1 RAW exposure on a fairly sunny day !! (2 comments)

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Rollright Stones submitted by TimPrevett : King's Men 27/12/09. (2 comments)

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Rollright Stones submitted by AngieLake : The late lovely Dr Aubrey Burl In June 2005 Dr Burl kindly posed for this photograph at the 'entrance' to the King's Men, Rollright Stones. Earlier he had officially opened the new footpath to the Whispering Knights. (2 comments)

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Rollright Stones submitted by rldixon : Rollrights taken 2008 just digging into my archives

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Rollright Stones submitted by rldixon : Rollrights taken 2008 (1 comment)

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Rollright Stones submitted by PhilipT : The Rollright Stones, May Blossom Five frame panorama, Canon 5D, 20 mm lens

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Rollright Stones submitted by PhilipT : The King's Men, Rollright Stones Seven frame panorama, Canon 5D, 20 mm lens

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Rollright Stones submitted by TimPrevett : 18/05/10

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Rollright Stones submitted by rockmanzym : The King''s Men - September 2009 - Rollright Stones Neolithic gathering place over 4500 years ago Image copyright: Rockman of Zymurgy, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Rollright Stones submitted by Bladup : The Rollright Stones. This Original Artwork in a glass frame is £39.99 + Postage (Just whatever it costs), and is 23 cm x 20 cm. A limited (to a 100) edition print in a 8" x 10" glass frame would be £19.99 + £2.90 postage, E-mail me at paul.blades@rocketmail.com if interested.

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Rollright Stones submitted by TimPrevett : The King's Men at morning twilight 21/02/2010 - the first time I've ever had the place 'to myself'. 70 minutes of thoughtful solitude, not waiting for people to get out of the shot, and even a mystical vibe or two. Very memorable visit. (3 comments)

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Rollright Stones submitted by TimPrevett (3 comments)

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Rollright Stones submitted by h_fenton : Obilique kite aerial photograph of the Rollright Stones in the Snow. 6 April 2008 (3 comments)

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Rollright Stones submitted by JimChampion : February 2005. A worms-eye view looking north into the King's Men circle. Lovely winter morning sunshine on a somewhat eerie site. (3 comments)

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Rollright Stones submitted by Energyman : This is the view from the sun side. The altar is through the middle -ish of the entrance as the sun had moved round a little by the time it got above the clouds (tripod shadow between entrance stones). (1 comment)

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Rollright Stones submitted by Aerial-Cam : Painting with light back in 2013, protection of this incredible set of monuments is going to be a very important problem for some years. Some good images may help.

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Rollright Stones submitted by TonyG1964 : The low heavy mist gave the site an etheral feel on this cold December morning

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Rollright Stones submitted by Energyman : 6:56 21st Sep 19. 2 days before the equinox, but the sun still didn't rise close enough to the Whispering Knights (where it was supposed to according to the warden), in my estimation. But a lovely morning. (2 comments)

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Re: Rollright Stones by Andy B on Tuesday, 16 June 2020
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SteveC writes: Hi All,
I wondered if anyone might be interested in visiting my YouTube page. There are a couple of videos on there you might be interested in, The Rollright Stones https://youtu.be/Y7GjJN8YsX4
and British Camp, Malvern Hills https://youtu.be/fAV_rwzJZJ4.
I have recently started to use a quadcopter UAV and wanted to capture some of the sites we love from a different vantage point. Please feel free to give a thumbs-up if you enjoy and leave a comment either way.
I have a few ideas planned for the near future, pandemic allowing, so hit the subscribe button to be notified of further uploads.
I hope you enjoy.
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Re: Rollright Stones by Anonymous on Wednesday, 22 April 2020
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Chipping Norton lorry diversion plans questioned by Rollright Stones trust by Andy B on Tuesday, 07 January 2020
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Plans to divert lorries from a West Oxfordshire town along a road surrounded by ancient monuments have been attacked by a group which looks after the site.

The Rollright Trust, which looks after the Rollright Stones north of Chipping Norton, has described a plan to divert the heavy goods vehicles to a road running through the site as ‘bonkers.’

At a meeting of Oxfordshire County Council on Tuesday, November 5 2019, councillors discussed plans to divert HGVs away from Chipping Norton town centre.

This, it was agreed, would improve air quality and lead to less traffic congestion in the town.

But the preferred diversion route would take lorries north of the town along the Rollright Road, which runs through the complex of ancient monuments.

There were also suggestions to widen the road into a large trunk road to cope with the higher volume of traffic.

George Lambrick, chairman of the Rollright Trust which owns and manages the site accused the council of ‘failing to appreciate that the key part of the road at the Rollright Stones is Warwickshire’s responsibility, not Oxfordshire’s.’

He said: “Just as national Government is set to spend £1.7 billion seeking to remove trunk road traffic from within 140m of Stonehenge, why are our local councillors even contemplating doing the exact opposite within less than 10m of the Rollright Stones? This is bonkers.”

More in the Oxford Mail
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/18042375.chipping-norton-lorry-diversion-plans-questioned-rollright-stones-trust/

Chipping Norton lorry ban might affect Rollright Stones
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/18021987.chipping-norton-lorry-ban-might-affect-rollright-stones/

This has also been on the BBC local news and in Private Eye so let's hope that's the last we hear of the road widening...
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    Petition: Protect the ancient Rollright Stones from road expansion by Andy B on Thursday, 30 January 2020
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    Petition: Protect the ancient Rollright Stones from road expansion

    At a recent meeting of Oxfordshire County Council, the cabinet member responsible for transport endorsed the idea of re-routing HGV traffic from Chipping Norton along the Rollright Road. We call on you to take the initiative to rule out immediately upgrading the road through the Rollright Stones for HGVs, but also to initiate traffic calming measures and ban non-local HGVs from that road.

    Petition to sign here
    https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/protect-the-ancient-rollright-stones-from-road-expansion-1
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Re: Rollright Stones by 4seasonbackpacking on Saturday, 29 December 2018
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The Rollright stones in 1904 by Andy B on Wednesday, 21 November 2018
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The Rollright stones (OK King's Men) captured in 1904 by Oxfordshire photographer Henry Taunt:

"Taunt recognised the importance of the monument and in 1907 he published a guidebook, Rollright Stones: the Stonehenge of Oxfordshire, with some account of the Ancient Druids, and Sagas rendered in English. In it he recounted the legends associated with this important prehistoric site and offered a critical summary of current academic theories. His conclusions, however, are very cautious; 'Our old historians, by their contradictions, throw little real light upon the matter [i.e. the function of the site]'. He believed that the stone circle was a temple for the worship of the sun. Perhaps surprisingly, since he was himself a member of the Ancient Order of Druids, he rejected the idea that the stone circle was a druidic site."

http://pictureoxon.com/2-0-1-a-1-p-taunt.php

With thanks to David Castleton for the link
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Re: Rollright Stones by Anne T on Friday, 05 January 2018
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The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) also features a page for this stone circle - see their entry for Rollright Stones, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, which includes photographs, an early drawing by Camden, a plan from 1907, another plan from 1920s and an archaeology & history which draws from historical and modern reference material.
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Rollright Trust 20th Anniversary Celebration, Chipping Norton, 15th July by Andy B on Sunday, 04 June 2017
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Rollright Trust 20th Anniversary

THE ROLLRIGHT TRUST & THE NATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ARCHAEOLOGY COMBINED CELEBRATORY EVENT.

SATURDAY 15th JULY - THE THEATRE, CHIPPING NORTON 11AM - 10PM

Join us on Saturday 15th of July at The Theatre Chipping Norton for an event to celebrate not only the start of the National Festival of Archaeology but also the 20th year of operation of the Rollright Trust, guardians of the Rollright Stone monuments.

The day will include archaeological exhibits, activities and demonstrations. Professional archaeologists including Finds Liason Officer Anni Byard and Prof. Timothy Darvill, will be presenting talks to include the latest updates on the recent Saxon Lady skeleton and grave goods find, Cotswolds Megaliths, Chastleton House and other topics.

During the day storytelling will be taking place as well as hands on demonstrations. The day will finish with a showing of the Werner Hertzog documentary ‘Cave of Forgotten Dreams’ which fittingly blends the 2 disciplines of archaeology and art.

We have events suitable for all ages. All events are free but booking is essential for talks in the auditorium - contact the Box Office 01608 642350.

The programme is currently subject to additions and updates so for the latest news, please visit;
http://www.rollrightstones.co.uk
http://www.archaeologyfestival.org.uk/events/2800
info@rollrightstones.co.uk
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Myths and legends of the Rollright Stones by Andy B on Friday, 12 May 2017
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At certain times the Rollright Stone Circle exudes a feeling of timelessness - an atmosphere of mystery and magic which is enhanced by the large collection of folklore, myth and tales of strange goings-on associated with the Stones.

http://www.rollrightstones.co.uk/index.php/stones/detail/myths-and-legends/

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Rollright Stones audio tour with Archaeologist Dr George Lambrick by Andy B on Thursday, 20 April 2017
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In 1997 the regulars of the Stones Mailing List and their friends gathered at the Rollright Stones for a get-together, the first of many as it turned out. We were treated to a talk by George Lambrick, leader of the only recent excavation of the Rollright Stones and a trustee of the Rollright Stones Charitable Trust.At the time he was Deputy Director of the Oxford Archaeology Unit.

More details on the day from the archive
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=2146414286

Play back George's talk, with full transcript, at Soundcloud
https://soundcloud.com/megalithic-1/sets/rollright-stones-audio-tour
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    Paul Devereux speaking at the Rollright Stones now with Audio by Andy B on Thursday, 20 April 2017
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    I organised a second meeting for Stones Mailing List members at the Rollright Stones on February 5th 2000. We were lucky enough to be joined by renowned author and researcher Paul Devereux, who gave us a short talk inside the circle itself
    Part 1: The Dragon Project
    Part 2: Misunderstood Leys and the Ancient Mind

    I've converted the audio from RealAudio (!) to MP3 and it's linked here with a transcript:
    http://www.megalithic.co.uk/mm/book/devereux1trans.htm. Unfortunately the audio for part 2 is missing.
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BBC's Father Brown at the Rollright Stones by Andy B on Thursday, 25 February 2016
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The Rollright Stones features strongly as a location in Father Brown, starring Harry Potter and Fast Show star Mark Williams:
Father Brown - Series 3: 12. The Standing Stones
A death at the stone circle of a polio-stricken village leads Father Brown to conclude that dark forces are at work.
Available for another 20 days on iPlayer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b050lwj7/father-brown-series-3-12-the-standing-stones

With thanks to Cerrig for the link

More Cotswold TV locations;
http://www.lovingthecotswolds.com/cotswolds-film-locations-television-tv
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Re: Rollright Stones - Skeleton with rare religious spoon found near stones by AngieLake on Saturday, 08 August 2015
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In the news today:

"Is this the witch of Rollright? 1,400-year-old skeleton unearthed with a rare religious spoon at Bronze Age monument"

"Bones were found near the famous Rollright Stones in Warwickshire
Legend has it a witch turned a king and his men into the stones
Remains believed to belong to a witch because of a patera found with her
A patera is a religious utensil used by the Romans and Anglo Saxons"

"The remains of a 1,400 year-old Saxon woman believed to be a pagan witch has been uncovered by a metal detector enthusiast.

They were discovered near the Rollright Stones in Warwickshire - a group of ancient monuments that legend has it were created when a witch turned a king and his knights to stone.

An early-Saxon religious utensil called a patera was found with the bones, leading to suggestions of witchcraft."

" ........."

"‘Rita’ has now been sent to the British Museum in London for research along with a large amber bead and an amethyst set silver mount, which were found in her grave.

A large spindle whorl was also found suggesting the skeleton was a spiritual woman of high status from about 600 AD.
Mr Woods (pictured) said: ‘It was a once in a lifetime find. I could detect for the next 14 years and not find anything like it’

After the museum finishes its tests, a Coroner’s Court will determine if the find is treasure. If so, Mr Wood will split any value with the landowner.

Anni Byard, West Berkshire and Oxfordshire finds liaison officer under the Portable Antiquities Scheme, said: ‘This is one of the most significant single Saxon graves discovered in several years.

‘We are all very excited to see what the analysis shows us.

‘The location of the grave is of significance, and the items found with her were possibly religious in nature.

‘She was definitely somebody of importance at that time, but this will take further investigation.

‘We are currently trying to raise grants to examine the soil of the grave, this might be able to tell us something more.’

Pateras were originally carried by Roman soldiers who would have placed embers of fires to cook food or wine as offerings to the Gods.

Mr Woods said: ‘This confirms that Anglo-Saxons copied the Roman pateras and used them across their kingdom, after four others have been found in the UK.

‘Two were uncovered under Whitby Abbey a few years ago, along with another on the Isle of Wight, and another sometime in the 19th Century.

‘It differs from the Roman design because it has a longer, thinner handle.’

Ongoing research into the grave will continue and involve experts from Oxford University’s School of Archaeology, Historic England, the British Museum and members of the Rollright Trust. "


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3189470/Is-witch-Rollright-1-400-year-old-skeleton-unearthed-rare-religious-spoon-Bronze-Age-monument.html#ixzz3iB4BCIlg
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Rollright Stones song and video by Anonymous on Wednesday, 03 September 2014
Here is a song and video I put together about my experience at the Rollright Stones. Enjoy...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5OLczaw1zI
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A New Tour Guide App for the Rollright Stones by bat400 on Monday, 11 August 2014
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Registered User, ArchaeoBoots, sends the following message:

Hi everyone!
I am a student of Archaeology for Screen Media at University of Bristol and for my dissertation I have developed a prototype of tour guide smartphone APP for the Neolithic complex of the Rollright Stones, Oxfordshire.

It is now available to download from the website of the Rollright Trust. It is very simply to download and its size is pretty small, plus, it is NOT geo-located so you can play with it also at home! Have a go with it and let me know on feedback page what you think about it. For study purpose, the more comments the better

I did the first testing session last weekend and the app had a very nice welcome by visitors!

If you are planning a day out in Cotswold this weekend, why don't stop to the Rollright Stones?
...This might be the right chance to download the app at home and come along to the site to try it, the only thing you need is your smartphone!

Enjoy it!

http://www.rollrightstones.co.uk/index.php/app
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Video: The Past in the Past, reuse of ancient monuments in early-medieval England by Andy B on Friday, 23 November 2012
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Jack Reid writes: I am a masters student from University of Bristol who has recently finished a film as part of my dissertation. It is about the power of monuments beyond their original construction, using the Rollright Stones and a few others as case studies and the attention they seem to have provoked in the early medieval period. The film is 14 minutes long so its worth a sit down with a cup of tea!

Let me know what you think! Watch in HD and fullscreen if possible.
All the best

The Past in the Past

'The Past in the Past' explores the reuse of ancient monuments in early-medieval England as well as the larger themes of monumentality, landscape, and the 'afterlife' of ancient places in later centuries and millenia. The film contributes to what is known about pre-Christian belief and practice in early England and proposes that societies' constructed a variety of beliefs fuelled by ancestral memories, the prehistoric landscapes they could see and remember, and their contacts with adjacent territories - perhaps most importantly Scandinavia.

Wrtten, Directed and Produced by Jack Reid.
© University of Bristol 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RthfIt6i39E
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The Sheldon Tapestry Map seems to have earliest depiction of the Rollright Stones by Andy B on Friday, 31 August 2012
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The cleaning of an Elizabethan tapestry map has revealed what may be the earliest depiction of the Rollright Stones, says Maggie Wood, the keeper of social history at Warwickshire Museum.

What appears to be a small stone circle is now visible in the lower right-hand corner of the Sheldon Tapestry Map of Warwickshire. Other details, including tiny cottages nestled among the trees, are also now visible. The textile was cleaned and conserved in 2011 in preparation for its inclusion in the British Museum’s exhibition “Shakespeare: Staging the World” (until 25 November).

More in the Art Newspaper

and see the full details of the restoration at the British Museum's blog (archive link)

with thanks to Cropredy for the link
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Rollright Stones in Countryfile Magazine by TimPrevett on Monday, 04 June 2012
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Current (June 2012) issue of BBC Countryfile Magazine has a page feature inside back cover on The Rollrights. FYI. Tim :o) Big feature on Stone Circles page 9.
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Re: Rollright Stones by Anonymous on Wednesday, 09 May 2012
seeing as rollright is renowned for its northern alignments, has anyone got a take on its western alignment with castell mawr henge in pembrokeshire?...incidently less than a mile from pont saeson!........bcm
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Saturday 28th April, 2pm - 6pm approx - A MAD NEOLITHIC TEA PARTY at the Stones by coldrum on Friday, 27 April 2012
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Saturday 28th April, 2pm - 6pm approx - A MAD NEOLITHIC TEA PARTY
at the Stones, and the ASTRONOMICAL SPRING MOONWATCH 2012

A great afternoon and evening of events for all ages , Hamster Racing , Dowsing, Tea & Cakes, Croquet plus other items .

During the day and through to midnight the Chipping Norton Amateur Astronomy Group (CNAAG) will be displaying telescopes and observing the heavens through powerful instruments all events WEATHER PERMITTING.

Everyone welcome: bring a picnic and enjoy the day with us. Standard entry fee £1.00 adults 50p children over 7 . Rollright Stone Wardens on duty

http://www.rollrightstones.co.uk/index.php/events/

http://www.cnaag.com/

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Rollright Stones - Music Video by Anonymous on Thursday, 10 November 2011
Here is a music video I created about the 'Rollright Stones'. Enjoy...
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November 6th - Samhain/Halloween ceremony, Rollright Stones by Andy B on Monday, 31 October 2011
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November 6th - Samhain/Halloween ceremony

The Cotswold Order of Druids will be hosting an open ceremony and celebration on Sunday 6 November at 4.00 pm. Everyone is welcome.

http://www.twistedtree.org.uk/Cotswold%20Order%20of%20Druids%20events.htm

(with thanks to Coldrum for this and the other news items)
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Rollright Photographic Competition by bat400 on Friday, 25 June 2010
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Submitted by coldrum ---

The Rollright Trust is pleased to announce the launch of a photographic competition sponsored by Ricoh Cameras UK and Morris Photographic Centre Chipping Norton, Oxon.

Closing Date:
1 October 2010 (ie. in advance of Rollright Forum 2010)

Prizes:

* The judges will select an overall winner, runner-up and two highly commended entries from the four class winners. Those selected will receive prizes kindly provided by our sponsors, Ricoh Cameras UK and Morris Photographic Centre Morris Photographic Centre: a Ricoh R10 camera, a camera bag, a tripod and a half day photography course with local photographer Sarah Howard (http://www.imageseen.co.uk).

Entries are being invited for up to 6 images taken by amateur photographers for images within the following classes:

A. ‘Rollright through the Seasons’ (the Stones in the landscape and seasonal variation)

B. ‘Living Stones’ (people/activities/events/visitors/performances etc)

C. ‘Myth & Mystery’ (to include fantastical/artistic/manipulated images)

D. Under 16s (although children can enter other classes)

For more, including the complete rules and other prizes to be awarded,
http://www.rollrightstones.co.uk/index.php/news/story/Rollright_Photographic_Competition/.
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Re: Rollright Stones by TimPrevett on Tuesday, 18 May 2010
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Fields of vivid yellow rapeseed next to The King's Men at the moment - amazing view across to the Whispering Knights.
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Street View by coldrum on Wednesday, 17 March 2010
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Rollright Stones Audio Tour by Andy B on Saturday, 13 February 2010
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http://www.rollrightstones.co.uk/images/files/audiotour.zip

Source:
http://www.rollrightstones.co.uk/index.php/stones/
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Re: Rollright stones by coldrum on Wednesday, 07 October 2009
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Pastscape:

http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=968686
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Rollright stones on youtube by graemefield on Wednesday, 06 May 2009
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a very weired and specail night! by Anonymous on Tuesday, 17 February 2009
one night with my friends we were on our way to banbury to a party..The party didint happen and made our way back past the roll rights to evesham. i have been here before but only in the day..Any way we parked right outside by the entrance so my friends could have a fag...The next thing i saw was lots of little lights coming towards me i started to panic they were dancing around the car, jumping in and out of each other it was weired..it felt like we couldnt go and where and that we were their for ages..then all of a sudden the driver just went all the lights followed us to the end of the hedge row then dissapered ..what a night!
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BBC Link by coldrum on Sunday, 14 September 2008
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/webcams/stories/2003/07/rollright-stones.shtml
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Re: Vandals target Rollright Stones by coldrum on Tuesday, 18 December 2007
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Suspected arson at stone circle

A prehistoric stone circle on the Oxfordshire and Warwickshire border has been damaged by suspected arson.
The volunteers' office at the Rollright Stones was broken into over the weekend, and a gas heater turned on and placed against wooden furniture.

A small fire began, causing only minor damage, but police said they were concerned for the welfare of the site.

"The Rollright Stones have been targeted several times over the last year", Pc Rob Kelly said.

"Whatever the motivation behind these attacks, what it boils down to is wanton criminal damage and we are doing all we can to stop it.

"We need the public's help in this. If you saw anything suspicious in the area of the stones over the weekend, please get in touch."

In previous separate attacks, the visitor hut was burnt to the ground and the stones were daubed in bright yellow paint in 2004.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/7137656.stm
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Re: Vandals target Rollright Stones by glen on Saturday, 06 October 2007
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i happened to travel past the rollright stones this Oct 4th for the first time in 20 years, in all innocence of the recent vandalisations. i spent a lovely hour there with 3 other gentle souls and didn't notice any evidence of destruction, paint or fire. there is a square yard of recovering grass near the circle centre, and a worn path just inside the circle, but visitors will not be shocked or disappointed. the only strange anachronism is the iron monolithic 'hut' that seems to have been a focus of violence. the modern explanation poster is clear and useful to find the 'outliers'.
i was struck how the King Stone looks like the sole survivor of an early bronze age LongBarrow group. it is on the side of a very pronounced Long Barrow-shaped mound parallel to the road, and there must be associated stones still to be found here .
(my last visit was to see Mark Rylance -now Globe Theatre director- playing Prospero in Shakepeare's Tempest inside the circle itself.)
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Re: Vandals target Rollright Stones by kooljeff on Sunday, 23 September 2007
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Aren't our English youth wonderful?
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Re: Vandals target Rollright Stones by Anonymous on Saturday, 22 September 2007
Visit the Rollrights often, these stones contain a very strong Mother Earth feel to them, I always enjoy the time there, it reminds me of mornings at home having breakfast with my mum at the table all that while ago..Never felt the steel sculpure did anything but reduce and break the Ley force of the ancient site, for the time it was there the site for me was dead of all influence...Just to the west and the east is other ancient sites still active, feels like standing stones or even small circles of stone,in the village to the south some gardens contain large single stones, perhaps removed from the early ancient sites for safety...To the north/east is Whichford, where I found an ancient long gone stone circle, that the owners replaced as I felt it once was, so today the circle stands proud again where it belongs.Just down the road is a long lost Holy Well, where in the woods the spring feeds the lower stream that runs along the fields, a place of wonder and magic still today...In the village of Long Compton you can still feel the influence of the witches just north of the Church there, where the stream goes under the road and at the road going west further on...All around the influence of this magical place can be felt, warm and with a welcome for those with eyes to see and hearts to feel...mmike.
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Vandals target Rollright Stones by coldrum on Wednesday, 19 September 2007
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Conservationists are considering using CCTV to protect Oxfordshire's Rollright Stones following the latest vandal attack.

At the weekend, vandals daubed swastikas on the warden's hut at the ancient stones near Chipping Norton.

They set fire to a stone in the stone circle and damaged a 1930s information plaque next to the King's Stone. They also stole £7 from a cash box at the hut.

George Lambrick, chairman of the Rollright Trust charity, said: "We are considering installing some kind of CCTV system here to deter further attacks.

"There are 59 different species of lichen that grow on the stones and we will be trying to find out if the fire has damaged them."

The circle of 70 stones, said to be one of the most important in the country and believed to be 3,500 years old, was seriously damaged in April 2004, when vandals splattered them with yellow paint.

The attack caused an estimated £50,000 worth of damage.

Claire Gourlay, a spokesman for Thames Valley Police, said: "We are investigating this attack and an officer has visited the site to assess the potential benefit of scenes-of-crime officers attending to gather forensic evidence."

Call police on 08458 505505 if you have any information.

http://oxfordmail.net/mostpopular.var.1678473.mostviewed.vandals_target_rollright_stones.php
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Re: The Rollright Project by Anonymous on Tuesday, 03 October 2006
I have a copy of the Rollright Project CD - it is a very good mix of traditional folk and blues. The people involved are a wonderful bunch of people, the prime instigators had their Handfasting at the Stones, and it was when they went to revisit the Stones on their anniversary that they discovered what had happened to the wardens' hut.

The good news is that all the production costs of the CD have been meet, and so every copy that is sold is 100% profit for the restoration work!

There was a benefit gig at the Red Lion Inn in Little Compton on the 16th September, and there are more gigs planned.
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The Rollright Project by Anonymous on Tuesday, 12 September 2006
The Rollright Project was set up by a group of friends for whom the Stones, and what has happened to them, has a particular interest. It was set up specifically to help raise the funds for the new warden's hut. This would principally be through the production of a limited print-run CD, that would be sold and the proceeds given over to the Trust. Also through a number of benefit gigs.
http://www.rollrightproject.org/
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Re: Haunting secrets of Rollright Stones are revealed by coldrum on Saturday, 22 July 2006
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A Tom Baker Dr Who episode was filmed here, The Stones of Blood with blood sucking stones:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stones_of_Blood
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Haunting secrets of Rollright Stones are revealed by Anonymous on Tuesday, 18 July 2006
THE haunt of witches for centuries, and a site shrouded in mystery, the Rollright Stones near Long Compton may have some secrets revealed this weekend and next weekend as part of National Archaeology Week.

Visitors on both weekends will enjoy free admission and guided tours by archaeologists including the chairman of the Rollright Trust, George Lambick, formerly director of the Council of British Archaeology, and Dr Gill Hey of Oxford Archaeology.

This weekend will also include a storyteller and next weekend a dowser will be giving lessons in the ancient art of water divining.

"This is an ideal opportunity to find out about the history and legends of one of Oxfordshire's oldest monuments," said trust spokesman Dohn Prout.

The stones, including a stone circle, a group of stones and a solitary rock, are said to date back to 3,800BC, making them older than Stonehenge.

Legend has it that a witch turned a king and his men into the stones and herself into a tree, and the site has been a meeting place for witches since the Tudor times.

Visitors will also be allowed to see the ghostly images on an inside wall of the site hut that left by a fire earlier this year.

http://www.thisisthecotswolds.co.uk/the_cotswolds/news/COTS_NEWS_ROUNDUP5.html
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Rollrights talk in November by Andy B on Friday, 23 June 2006
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George Lambrick will be giving a talk about the rollright stones at Long Compton History Society on Wed 8th Nov 2006 at 7.30pm Entrance is £2 and there should be rollright merchandise for sale
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Re: Arson destroys Rollrights hut by Anonymous on Saturday, 04 February 2006
I have been going to the Rollrights stones for many years now,the hut was a meeting place where people were friendly,someone lent my daughter a pair of boots because it was muddy,we don't harm any body, what have people got against us, is it because we have a different view on life
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    Re: Arson destroys Rollrights hut by Anonymous on Tuesday, 14 February 2006
    Sadly most of humanity has lost its ability to be magical - that is what makes finding magical people all the better. Let it make you stronger - go and help rebuild the hut perhaps? Education rather than frustration . . .
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Arson destroys Rollrights hut by Andy B on Wednesday, 25 January 2006
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The hut, at the Rollright Stones on the border of Oxfordshire and Warwickshire, was completely destroyed in the blaze on Sunday.

It had been used to store visitor guides and merchandise.

Police said the fire was unrelated to an incident in March 2004 when 70 of the Neolithic stones were splashed with yellow paint.

More: BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4644482.stm
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Rollendrith by Anonymous on Sunday, 12 September 2004
In the neighbourhood of Oxford there are great stones, arranged as it were in some connection by the hand of man. But at what time; or by what people; or for what memorial or significance, is unknown. Though the place is called by the inhabitants Rollendrith

Anonymous Cambridge Clerk - 14th Century
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Re: Kapoor gives Rollright Stones a shining steel companion by Anonymous on Saturday, 03 April 2004
Some sites around here were trashed by victorian over zealous religious bigots, who buried the stones but did not make to good a job, finding out were they are now was not to dificult. I did this by looking at old maps, and folklore. Perhaps your area might produce something. Arthur, Burbage,Leicestershire.
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Kapoor gives Rollright Stones a shining steel companion by Andy B on Tuesday, 15 July 2003
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Kapoor gives Rollright Stones a shining steel companion
By Rebecca Armstrong, from The Independent

16 July 2003

Forget the Tate Modern - the sculptor Anish Kapoor has found an older and far more venerable location for his work.

Kapoor has installed his work Turning the World Inside Out at the site of the Rollright Stones in Oxfordshire in an attempt to make people look at art in new ways.

The work is a shining steel globe 188cm (6ft 3in) high made by Kapoor in 1997 and appears in stark contrast to the stone monuments believed to have been erected in the late Neolithic period around 3000BC. It is on loan from the collection of Cartwright Hall in Bradford, West Yorkshire, and is said to evoke the female and male Hindu cosmic symbolism.

The National Art Collection Fund is behind the rehousing as part of its "Extraordinary Art" season. The fund aims to gain new audiences by taking works out of museums and galleries and placing them in unusual settings.

The artist said he hoped the exhibit would "show that the modern and the ancient have the same intention and will bring new audiences to appreciate the beauty of both". The sculpture can be viewed from sunrise to sunset in Long Compton, Oxfordshire, until 3 August.
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Re: Rollright Stones by Anonymous on Saturday, 23 February 2002
Jeff Knabel writes:
Hello,

I visited the 'Rollright Stones' back in 1984 when I was stationed at 'RAF Upper Heyford' with my father. I wrote a poem called 'The Stones' about it. I included the poem in the beginning of a song I wrote as well, which will be available on the internet soon.

Here's the poem, written as if I were the 'King Stone' after dealing with the witch and being turned to stone.

'The Stones'

If I I had the power to remain the same from now until never,
would it mean I'll never have to wait until tomorrow comes.
Standing in my place I feel the wind against my face in the evening,
sorry I'm so quiet but I think that I've been turned to stoned.
Turned to Stone.

Walking through the forrest I can see that you've been waiting for me,
it seems that I've been fooled into the fortune of another man.
My soldiers in the distance were the answer to my only existance,
though I fear existance was the reason why they turned to stone.
Turned to stone.

Thanks,

Jeff Knabel
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    Re: Rollright Stones by Anonymous on Thursday, 05 April 2007
    Thank you for your email to me. I couldn't get on the page you gave me to hear your music, but as you see I have found your poetry. It is indeed a haunting place. Regards to you, Shelagh McKenna
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