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The Dovestones Modern Stone Circle Yorkshire (North)

Submitted by DavidRaven on Monday, 13 October 2003  Page Views: 5199

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Whilst searching the internet for information regarding cup-and-ring marked rocks, I came across a website by a man called Gordon T. Holmes. He claimed to have discovered a 'lost' stone circle at 'Raven's Peak' near the village of Blubberhouses, North Yorkshire. He described finding the circle, which contained a stone over seven feet tall! I had to see if I could find this for myself!

At the end of a long days hiking in the South Pennines, myself and a couple of mates decided to make the detour to search out the circle on our way home. Fatigue and a distinct lack of a nearby hostelry made our wanderings swift, and after walking all round Raven's Peak, we decided to try the other side of the ravine.

Peering into the valley we eventually saw a single monolith, just visible in the light of dusk. Climbing down we noted the remains of low rubble walls just to the east of the stone. Signs of an ancient settlement?

The circle itself is very small, barely eight feet in diameter if my memory serves. I found out after the trip that Mr. Holmes thought it formed a figure of '8', but I never noticed. I'll have another look in the near future.

The modern Ordnance Survey map doesn't show any sign of the circle (no surprise!), but when I checked out the 1854 map, it clearly had the words 'Dovestones' right where I reckoned the circle to be. Appropriately, the
'Dovestones' are on the opposite side of the valley from the popular landmark; 'Raven's Peak'.

If you're up in that neck of the woods, check it out! See what you think... Grid ref SE 138 554

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Re: The Dovestones by Andy B on Friday, 21 October 2011
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http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=7643
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Re: The Dovestones by brigantia on Wednesday, 24 October 2007
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Nice little spot - but this definitely aint a prehistoric one. There's a small quarry to the rear of this site, which should have given the game away. And immediately above and below the tall stone we find more walling, consistent with buildings and structures from the 15-16th century. It could even be a 19th century structure - but it's certainly not prehistoric. Soz...
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    Re: The Dovestones by DavidRaven on Wednesday, 05 December 2007
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    Thanks for the post, Paul.

    I wasn't convinced myself when we visited, hence my writing it up as I did.

    Cheers
    Dave
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