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Kiftsgate Stone

England
List entry 1003590
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003590
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SP 13514 38990
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Kiftsgate Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located near Chipping Campden in Gloucestershire, England. The monument consists of a single upright stone of considerable size, typical of Bronze Age or earlier megalithic traditions, though its precise dating remains uncertain due to the absence of associated archaeological deposits or documentary records. The stone stands in a prominent landscape position and has been a notable local landmark for centuries, referenced in historical boundary descriptions and medieval documentation. Its original function, whether as a territorial marker, ceremonial site, or waystone, cannot be definitively established from available evidence, though it represents an important example of prehistoric stone monuments in the Cotswold region.

Kiftsgate Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003590. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Kiftsgate Stone?

Kiftsgate Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located near Chipping Campden in Gloucestershire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003590.

Who is responsible for protecting Kiftsgate Stone?

Kiftsgate Stone is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1003590.

What other scheduled monuments are near Kiftsgate Stone?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bourton Clump long barrow (7.4 km), Bowl barrow, known as Woad round barrow, 450m north east of Cutsdeanhill Barn (8.6 km), Two bowl barrows 840m north east of Hinchwick Manor (8.6 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bourton Clump long barrow
7.4 km
Bowl barrow, known as Woad round barrow, 450m north east of Cutsdeanhill Barn
8.6 km
Two bowl barrows 840m north east of Hinchwick Manor
8.6 km
Bowl barrow 750m north east of Hans Hill Farm
8.7 km
Bowl barrow 620m south west of Sezincote
9 km
Taddington medieval settlement
9.1 km
Hull Plantations round barrows
10 km
Round barrow in Hull Plantations East
10.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Kiftsgate Stone

Kiftsgate Stone stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Kiftsgate Stone

AlcesterRoman town · ~11.8 milesDroitwichRoman town · ~21.3 milesGloucesterRoman town · ~22.7 milesCirencesterRoman town · ~24.1 milesBattle of Evesham 1265Battle (1265) · ~6.8 milesBattle of Stow (-on-the-Wold) 1646Battle (1646) · ~7.3 milesBattle of Edgehill 1642Battle (1642) · ~14.8 milesBattle of Tewkesbury (1471)Battle (1471) · ~15.8 miles
Domesday entry for Weston, Gloucestershire →
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