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Stanton Drew is a Late Neolithic ritual complex comprising three stone circles and associated stone avenues, located near Bristol in Somerset. The Great Circle, the largest of the three rings, measures approximately 370 feet in diameter and originally consisted of around thirty standing stones, though many have been displaced or fallen. Two smaller circles lie to the north and south of the Great Circle, connected by stone avenues that extend across the landscape, representing one of the most ambitious prehistoric ceremonial monuments in Britain outside Stonehenge. The site is thought to date to the Late Neolithic period, around 3000 BCE, and demonstrates the considerable organisational capacity and labour investment of Neolithic communities in the construction of monumental ritual spaces.
Two stone circles and two stone avenues at Stanton Drew, east of Court Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007911. View the official record →
Stanton Drew is a Late Neolithic ritual complex comprising three stone circles and associated stone avenues, located near Bristol in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007911.
Two stone circles and two stone avenues at Stanton Drew, east of Court Farm 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 1007911.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Large irregular stone circle at Stanton Drew south east of Church Farm (0.2 km), Stone cove at Stanton Drew 25m south west of St Mary's Church (0.3 km), Tun Bridge (2.4 km).
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