Soon enough, we were in the middle of the country heading searching for prehistoric monuments in Shropshire and Derbyshire. First up was, Mitchell’s Fold Stone Circle, Shropshire Mitchell’s Fold Stone Circle is located in the most glorious area and is one of the most isolated monuments that we visited on the stone bothering tour. LeavingContinue reading “Ancient Stone Bothering in Shropshire and Derbyshire..”
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Ancient Stone Bothering Adventures in Wiltshire and Somerset…
A stone bothering adventure would not be complete without visiting one of the great Wiltshire monuments. So on this leg of the tour, we visited Avebury Ring. Then we walked to West Kennett Long Barrow via Silbury Hill, before driving for an hour southwest to visit the prehistoric monuments at Stanton Drew. Avebury Ring, WiltshireContinue reading “Ancient Stone Bothering Adventures in Wiltshire and Somerset…”
Ancient Stone Bothering Adventures in Oxfordshire…
In May 2025 I embarked on a road trip to visit (aka ‘bother’) some prehistoric stone monuments in England. The first set were in Oxfordshire, and included the Rollright Stones and White Horse Hill… The Rollright Stones The Rollright Stones stand on the Oxfordshire / Warwickshire border, on a ridge on the edge of theContinue reading “Ancient Stone Bothering Adventures in Oxfordshire…”
Ancient Stone Bothering Adventures in the UK (2025)…
In May 2025, I went on an 11 day road trip visiting prehistoric monuments from Somerset in the south of England, to the Lake District in the north. The sites I visited were constructed during the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age. The close ancestors of the people who built them migrated to Britain fromContinue reading “Ancient Stone Bothering Adventures in the UK (2025)…”