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The King Stone
Hob Uid: 968764
Location : Warwickshire Stratford-on-Avon Long Compton
Grid Ref : SP2960030960
Summary : A single oolite orthostat, known as 'The King Stone', which forms part of the Rollright Stones monument complex. This stone stands 2.4 metres above ground and is 1.5 metres wide. The standing stone was erected, either as an outlier on the approach to the stone circle to the south or as a marker for an associated cemetery represented by a barrow.
More information : (SP 29603096) King Stone (NR) (1) A standing stone known as King Stone, 8ft high and 5ft wide. (2) King Stone - a monolith - no change (3) The King Stone, a prehistoric monolith 2.4m high and 1.5m wide, with a notch in its east side due to an 18th and 19th century custom of chipping pieces off. The date of the stone is unknown and its purpose disputed. It was once thought to be connected with a nearby mound (SP 23 SE 9) as part of a chambered tomb and was later thought to be an out lier to the stone circle, but excavations on the mound, in 1982 revealed a cairn within 5m of the King Stone with late Neolithic or Bronze Age cremations which the stone, it is suggested, may have been erected to mark. (4-10) The King Stone is Listed as scheduled ancient monument 7 for Warwickshire. (11) Excavations carried out in 1983 showed the presence of a probable round cairn and associated cremations (SP 23 SE 9). It is possible the stone was used as a marked or memorial. However further excavations are required to aid interpretation. (12) Revised scheduling. (13) The Rollright Trust website has more details on the site. (14)

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Source details : The Rollright Trust. <> [Accessed 25-FEB-2011]
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Source details : Ravenhill TH. 1932. The Rollright Stones and the Men who Erected Them
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Neolithic
Display Date : Neolithic
Monument End Date : -2200
Monument Start Date : -4000
Monument Type : Standing Stone
Evidence : Structure

Monument Period Name : Bronze Age
Display Date : Bronze Age
Monument End Date : -700
Monument Start Date : -2600
Monument Type : Standing Stone
Evidence : Structure

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : WA 7
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : OX 1
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 28160
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External Cross Reference Source : ViewFinder
External Cross Reference Number : CC72/02436
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External Cross Reference Source : ViewFinder
External Cross Reference Number : CC72/00533
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External Cross Reference Source : ViewFinder
External Cross Reference Number : CC72/02486
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External Cross Reference Source : ViewFinder
External Cross Reference Number : HT10766
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External Cross Reference Source : ViewFinder
External Cross Reference Number : HT00207
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External Cross Reference Source : EH Property Number
External Cross Reference Number : 214
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SP 23 SE 30
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