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Nine Stones, Winterbourne Abbas
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The Nine Stones, also known as the Devil's Nine Stones, the Nine Ladies, or Lady Williams and her Dog, is a stone circle located near to the village of Winterbourne Abbas in the southwestern English county of Dorset. Archaeologists believe that it was likely erected during the Bronze Age.
The circle in 2004
The circle in 2004
The stones
The stones
Stukeley's 1724 illustration of the monument, entitled "A Celtic Temple at Winterburn", according to Burl, this image "shows the ring more completely
Stukeley's 1724 illustration of the monument, entitled "A Celtic Temple at Winterburn", according to Burl, this image "shows the ring more completely than is possible today"
The circle during clearances, 2007
The circle during clearances, 2007
Stone circles in the British Isles and Brittany
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The stone circles in the British Isles and Brittany are a megalithic tradition of monuments consisting of standing stones arranged in rings. These were constructed from 3300 to 900 BCE in Britain, Ireland and Brittany. It has been estimated that around 4,000 of these monuments were originally constructed in this part of north-western Europe during this period. Around 1,300 of them are recorded, the others having been destroyed.
Swinside stone circle, in the Lake District, England, which megalithic specialist Aubrey Burl called "the loveliest of all the circles" in north-weste
Swinside stone circle, in the Lake District, England, which megalithic specialist Aubrey Burl called "the loveliest of all the circles" in north-western Europe.
The interior of West Kennet Long Barrow in Wiltshire. Long barrows such as this one were the dominant form of megalithic architecture before the devel
The interior of West Kennet Long Barrow in Wiltshire. Long barrows such as this one were the dominant form of megalithic architecture before the development of the stone circle tradition.
Alongside the stone circles, earthen henges (such as Maumbury Rings in Dorset) were erected in Late Neolithic Britain. Maumbury Rings (above) was late
Alongside the stone circles, earthen henges (such as Maumbury Rings in Dorset) were erected in Late Neolithic Britain. Maumbury Rings (above) was later converted into a Roman amphitheatre.
Long Meg and Her Daughters in Cumbria, the largest example of Alexander Thom's Type B Flattened Circle. Long Meg is the detached stone at the bottom o
Long Meg and Her Daughters in Cumbria, the largest example of Alexander Thom's Type B Flattened Circle. Long Meg is the detached stone at the bottom of the picture.