Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of South Hill
The Rollright Stones
A website says "They span nearly 2000 years of Neolithic and Bronze age development..." so pretty much in line with the similarly named Rolling Stones.
18-Feb-25 • Neil Pulling • flickr
rollrightstones oxfordshire rocks stones stonecircle ancient england 54345305411
The Rollright Stones - The King’s Men
The King’s Men is a Neolithic stone circle, part of the Rollright Stones in the Cotswolds, dating back to around 2500 BC. It consists of a ring of weathered limestone stones, believed to have been used for ceremonial or ritualistic purposes. According to legend, the stones were once a king’s army turned to stone by a witch, adding to their mystical allure. These sites are part of local myths and are linked to ancient druidic and pagan traditions, making them a fascinating visit in the Cotswolds.
16-Feb-25 • scuba_dooba • flickr
kings men whispering knights stone stones circle cotswolds long compton little rollright 20mm nikkor 54343775975
The Rollright Stones - The King’s Men
The King’s Men is a Neolithic stone circle, part of the Rollright Stones in the Cotswolds, dating back to around 2500 BC. It consists of a ring of weathered limestone stones, believed to have been used for ceremonial or ritualistic purposes. According to legend, the stones were once a king’s army turned to stone by a witch, adding to their mystical allure. These sites are part of local myths and are linked to ancient druidic and pagan traditions, making them a fascinating visit in the Cotswolds.
16-Feb-25 • scuba_dooba • flickr
kings men whispering knights stone stones circle cotswolds long compton little rollright 54343777080
Misty Halloween morning and waking monsters at the Rollright Stones, Oxfordshire
Morning mists and I had the place to myself... or thought I had before her nibs on the right flew in shrieking and cackling. She'd bought a new air fryer apparently and was overjoyed with it. A quick Halloween post so I don't miss the moment, but at a prehistoric site that has more myths and legends attached to it than any other in Britain; many about witches and witchcraft. I did touch one of the stones to see if they were beginning to move or build up an energy for the evening and I did indeed feel a disturbing sensation but then remembered I'd wolfed a bacon buttie for breakfast a little too quickly. (There are always gifts to the stones and offerings to the ancestors at the Rollright Stones. On the foreground stone is a little bag of of something and they were dotted around the circle, and the central stone was covered with red cut flowers.) One of the great joys of the Rollright Stones that shouldn't be underestimated is its complete lack of commercialisation. We parked in the lay-by and then I simply wandered in, past the honesty box and explored the stones. I think the charge is £1 or something similar and I should explain that I do bung in a fiver in change now and again when I'm feeling flush because someone, someday will find a way of making money out of the site and set up a mind numbing 'heritage centre'. Far more evocative and inspiring to let the imagination wonder.
31-Oct-24 • Banburyshire Photos • flickr
rollrightstones oxfordshire picturesque banburyshire prehistoricmonument areaofoutstandingnaturalbeauty 54107762619
The tips of monsters rising from the earth.
Actually the King's Men stone circle of c 2500BC on a misty morning.
31-Oct-24 • Banburyshire Photos • flickr
rollrightstones oxfordshire autumn prehistoric picturesque banburyshire 54146745510
The morning mists clearing over the Cotswolds.
Not much to see, but I don't usually get out and about with my camera early enough to catch morning mists, so I thought I'd mark the occasion. The day of our autumnal drive around the Cotswolds, a one day 'window' in the endlessly wet or grey weather. The main objective being a visit to Batsford Arboretum which I'd hoped to get to in misty conditions, but spent too much time not being able to resist stops along the way, not least of all to the foggy Rollright Stones which are about a mile behind me in this shot. Below is the gentle valley of the Evenlode (always sounds like an idyllic place out of Lord of the Rings to me) and the golden stone town of Moreton In Marsh, the arboretum itself is the woods on the far hillside on the left.
31-Oct-24 • Banburyshire Photos • flickr
cotswolds autumn areaofoutstandingnaturalbeauty 54238994682
OS Map
This is OS mapping. In some areas, OpenStreetMap shows more footpaths
Spatial NI has online OSNI mapping. Click "Basemap Gallery" (4 squares icon at the top).
Now would be a good time for a cup of tea.
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Photos
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The other photos have been geo-tagged as on or around the summit. For less busy mountains, it can be a little hit and miss.
The Rollright Stones
A website says "They span nearly 2000 years of Neolithic and Bronze age development..." so pretty much in line with the similarly named Rolling Stones.
18-Feb-25 • Neil Pulling • flickr
rollrightstones oxfordshire rocks stones stonecircle ancient england 54345305411
The Rollright Stones - The King’s Men
The King’s Men is a Neolithic stone circle, part of the Rollright Stones in the Cotswolds, dating back to around 2500 BC. It consists of a ring of weathered limestone stones, believed to have been used for ceremonial or ritualistic purposes. According to legend, the stones were once a king’s army turned to stone by a witch, adding to their mystical allure. These sites are part of local myths and are linked to ancient druidic and pagan traditions, making them a fascinating visit in the Cotswolds.
16-Feb-25 • scuba_dooba • flickr
kings men whispering knights stone stones circle cotswolds long compton little rollright 20mm nikkor 54343775975
The Rollright Stones - The King’s Men
The King’s Men is a Neolithic stone circle, part of the Rollright Stones in the Cotswolds, dating back to around 2500 BC. It consists of a ring of weathered limestone stones, believed to have been used for ceremonial or ritualistic purposes. According to legend, the stones were once a king’s army turned to stone by a witch, adding to their mystical allure. These sites are part of local myths and are linked to ancient druidic and pagan traditions, making them a fascinating visit in the Cotswolds.
16-Feb-25 • scuba_dooba • flickr
kings men whispering knights stone stones circle cotswolds long compton little rollright 54343777080
Misty Halloween morning and waking monsters at the Rollright Stones, Oxfordshire
Morning mists and I had the place to myself... or thought I had before her nibs on the right flew in shrieking and cackling. She'd bought a new air fryer apparently and was overjoyed with it. A quick Halloween post so I don't miss the moment, but at a prehistoric site that has more myths and legends attached to it than any other in Britain; many about witches and witchcraft. I did touch one of the stones to see if they were beginning to move or build up an energy for the evening and I did indeed feel a disturbing sensation but then remembered I'd wolfed a bacon buttie for breakfast a little too quickly. (There are always gifts to the stones and offerings to the ancestors at the Rollright Stones. On the foreground stone is a little bag of of something and they were dotted around the circle, and the central stone was covered with red cut flowers.) One of the great joys of the Rollright Stones that shouldn't be underestimated is its complete lack of commercialisation. We parked in the lay-by and then I simply wandered in, past the honesty box and explored the stones. I think the charge is £1 or something similar and I should explain that I do bung in a fiver in change now and again when I'm feeling flush because someone, someday will find a way of making money out of the site and set up a mind numbing 'heritage centre'. Far more evocative and inspiring to let the imagination wonder.
31-Oct-24 • Banburyshire Photos • flickr
rollrightstones oxfordshire picturesque banburyshire prehistoricmonument areaofoutstandingnaturalbeauty 54107762619
The tips of monsters rising from the earth.
Actually the King's Men stone circle of c 2500BC on a misty morning.
31-Oct-24 • Banburyshire Photos • flickr
rollrightstones oxfordshire autumn prehistoric picturesque banburyshire 54146745510
The morning mists clearing over the Cotswolds.
Not much to see, but I don't usually get out and about with my camera early enough to catch morning mists, so I thought I'd mark the occasion. The day of our autumnal drive around the Cotswolds, a one day 'window' in the endlessly wet or grey weather. The main objective being a visit to Batsford Arboretum which I'd hoped to get to in misty conditions, but spent too much time not being able to resist stops along the way, not least of all to the foggy Rollright Stones which are about a mile behind me in this shot. Below is the gentle valley of the Evenlode (always sounds like an idyllic place out of Lord of the Rings to me) and the golden stone town of Moreton In Marsh, the arboretum itself is the woods on the far hillside on the left.
31-Oct-24 • Banburyshire Photos • flickr
cotswolds autumn areaofoutstandingnaturalbeauty 54238994682
17th Century Wall Monument to Edward Dixon, St Philip's Church, Little Rollright, Oxfordshire, 28 September 2024
28-Sep-24 • AndrewDixon2812 • flickr
edward dixon wall monument effigy memorial statue sculpture chancel stphilip church little rollright cotswolds oxfordshire chipping norton 54027918254
St Philip's Church, Little Rollright, Oxfordshire, 28 September 2024
28-Sep-24 • AndrewDixon2812 • flickr
stphilip little rollright cotswolds oxfordshire limestone church tower chipping norton 54026703037
Little Rollright Manor House, Oxfordshir, 28 September 2024
28-Sep-24 • AndrewDixon2812 • flickr
little rollright manor house farmhouse chipping norton oxfordshire cotswolds garden 54028040825
A hole in space and time.
Eroded by four thousand of years of exposure to the elements, one of the Rollright Stones in the King's Men's stone circle. Looking through to the other stones. Taken with far more luck than management as it's quite low down and I didn't feel like squatting or kneeling so flipped the screen out on the camera and hoped for the best. (The stone circle was constructed around 2500 BC)
13-Sep-24 • Banburyshire Photos • flickr
rollrightstones kingsmenstonecircle oxfordshire warwickshire cotswolds prehistoric 54052408696
Videos
This video looks at the restoration (2nd time around for this cabin) closed in 1973 and originally relocated to the adjacent side of ...
I return to the Stow-on-the-Wold, but south of it to the village of Icomb. There is of course an ancient charter but also a Middle ...
Lyndsey and Paul were married at Wyck Hill House Hotel nr Stow-on-the-Wold Gloucestershire in April 2016. It was a lovely ...
We returned to Hidcote Manor Garden for a Spring visit. One of England`s greatest gardens and perhaps its most influential Arts ...
A National Trust property in the Cotswolds near Moreton-in-Marsh. A 17th Century mansion once owned by one of the Gunpowder ...
Notes
- Data: Database of British and Irish Hills v18.2
- Maps: We use OS mapping for England, Scotland, Wales, and the Isle of Man. Sadly, Channel Islands, Northern (OSNI) and Southern Ireland (OSI) mapping isn't available online, so we use Openstreetmap.