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Respond to: What is the world\'s 2nd biggest stone circle, after Avebury
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tiompan
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On 2008-02-11 09:27, tiompan wrote:
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On 2008-02-07 20:57, Andy B wrote:
A question from someone:
I wondered whether you knew what is the world's second largest stone circle, after Avebury?
Is it the Great Circle at Stanton Drew, with a diameter of about 113 metres. Or maybe one somewhere outside the UK is larger?
Cheers,
Michael
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Not the second largest , but if Bob Lind is right and the Heimdall Stones in Sweden are genuine they are 90m greater than Avebury in diameter .
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I have done some enquiries on this and it looks like Bob Lind is being creative , it doesn't look a likely stone circle at all .
George
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On 2008-02-07 20:57, Andy B wrote:
A question from someone:
I wondered whether you knew what is the world's second largest stone circle, after Avebury?
Is it the Great Circle at Stanton Drew, with a diameter of about 113 metres. Or maybe one somewhere outside the UK is larger?
Cheers,
Michael
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Not the second largest , but if Bob Lind is right and the Heimdall Stones in Sweden are genuine they are 90m greater than Avebury in diameter .
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On 2008-02-09 18:42, sem wrote:
Seriously, I've checked all my books and can't find anything bigger than Stanton Drew.
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Stanton Drew around 360 ft
followed by Long Meg and Her Daughters around 350 ft
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sem
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Hi Andy
As a male of the species, I ask, is size important ?
Because if it is ..... ?!?
Seriously, I've checked all my books and can't find anything bigger than Stanton Drew. Furthermore I was talking with an archaeologist at a convention in Cardiff on monumental landscapes a few years ago and she was of the opinion that Stanton Drew was a precursor to Avebury.
Cheers
Sem
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???
Anyone got a proper answer!
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The Bingham Canyon Mine is an open-pit mine ... a pit over 0.75 mile (1.2 km) deep, 2.5 miles (4 km) wide, and covering 1,900 acres (7.7 km²). According to Kennecott, it is the world's largest man-made excavation.[1]
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A question from someone:
I wondered whether you knew what is the world's second largest stone circle, after Avebury?
Is it the Great Circle at Stanton Drew, with a diameter of about 113 metres. Or maybe one somewhere outside the UK is larger?
Cheers,
Michael
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