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Description
This magnificent
double stone called Grey Whethers circle is located at the foot of Sittaford Tor on a bridge of land
between a pair of valleys formed by tributaries of the North Teign River
to the north and the East Dart River to the south. Standing 4.5 metres
apart, the northern circle consists of 20 upright granite slabs forming
a circle of about 32 metres in diameter while the southern circle has
29 stones and is slightly larger at 33 metres. A survey of the site
in 1879 gave their diameters as 31.6 metres (north) and 35.5 metres
(south), this difference being could accounted for by the fact that
the circles were restored in 1909.
Taken a few years ago on Dartmoor, Devon,
Comments (12)
durleybeachbum
It's very exciting to see these. Our ancestors were very busy with this sort of thing. while in comparison we are couch potatoes.
Star4mation
The stone circles are known as the Grey Wethers (wethers being the old English word for sheep) Fantastic photo Pat :)
Faemike55
Very cool photo and information
lwperkins
That is very cool--I wonder if they were some kind of astronomical device?
jayfar
Lovely shot and I can just imagine the witches dancing around there under a full moon !!!
Mayalin
This image conjures up many imaginings in my mind and I wonder what these places were truly used for and how were the lives of the people at that time. Thank you for sharing this photo and information with us Pat. ♡
Richardphotos
so many odd things around the world. very interesting to see these
whaleman
I can't say I agree with Andrea...the couch looks more interesting unless they leave a reason for all the aimless activity.
dakotabluemoon
Very strange but also a great image of this cool stone work.
Wolfenshire Online Now!
Now here's the real truth about those; Thousands of years ago, aquatic aliens landed on earth and left those stones as a mathematical puzzle to let us know when they would be back to enslave the human race and take us back to their underwater lair and make us serve them salted pickled mackerels on silver trays. We're doomed I tell you, doomed. - it's true, yea.
mgtcs
Wonderful landscape, marvelous capture!
danapommet
So you have a double version of Stonehenge and maybe even older!