Stanton Drew Great Circle, Stanton Drew, Bath and North East Somerset
The Great Circle at Stanton Drew is a Late Neolithic stone circle. It has been shown by geophysical survey to be within a circular henge enclosure. The henge is made up of 9 concentric circles, probably made up of closely spaced pits or post holes. It is c135 metres in diameter. The stone circle itself has up to 26 upright stones, and may originally have comprised as many as 30. The henge ditch has a large gap or entrance on the north east side. An avenue of standing stones leads away from this north east entrance for some 88 metres in the direction of another nearby, smaller, stone circle. The Great Circle stands within a complex of standing stone monuments, including the aforementioned North Eastern circle, a second smaller circle to the south west, a cove some distance to the west, and a single stone to the north east. This site is now in the care of English Heritage (2010). Find out more.
