View NW at five stones of the NE Circle of the Neolithic ceremonial complex of circles & avenues at Stanton Drew, Bath and NE Somerset, England, UK.
View NW at five stones of the NE Circle of the Neolithic ceremonial complex at Stanton Drew, Bath and NE Somerset, England, UK: three stone circles, two avenues & a Cove. Four ritual pits or holes for stones or wooden posts were located at the centre of the ring. A ruined avenue of stones leads E from the circle towards the River Chew. There are three circles at Stanton Drew on a bent NE-SSW axis. Alignments & sightlines pass through them to other monuments & major movements of the moon. The central Great Circle contained nine concentric circles of large wooden posts & stood within a ditched enclosure with an entrance at the NE. The stones are traditionally known as the Weddings after a group of guests were turned to stone for partying on into the Sabbath.
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Location: Stanton Drew Stone Circles, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath and NE Somerset, England, UK
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