Summer Solstice 2015
Had a great time at Doveholes
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The Bull Ring is a henge, built in the late neolthic period near Dove Holes in Derbyshire.
There are also two barrows near to the henge about 20m away, one oval the other a one bowl.
It is large circular earthwork about 3 feet high and 30ish feet wide.
A skeleton has been found near the north entrance; this entrance was damaged in the 19th century by quarrying. Why does there always seem to be a quarry nearby to a lot of these places? Stones and quarries I suppose it does make sense.
The centre of the henge was apparently ploughed in the 18th century and a drystone wall was built.
A single standing stone was recorded as remaining in 1789 by Pilkington, potentially the remnant of a stone circle!
My rods showed a leyline running North South. Apparently to the North the valleys split NW to Chapen-en-le-Frith and to the NE to Mam Tor.
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The Bull Ring is a henge, built in the late neolthic period near Dove Holes in Derbyshire.
There are also two barrows near to the henge about 20m away, one oval the other a one bowl.
It is large circular earthwork about 3 feet high and 30ish feet wide.
A skeleton has been found near the north entrance; this entrance was damaged in the 19th century by quarrying. Why does there always seem to be a quarry nearby to a lot of these places? Stones and quarries I suppose it does make sense.
The centre of the henge was apparently ploughed in the 18th century and a drystone wall was built.
A single standing stone was recorded as remaining in 1789 by Pilkington, potentially the remnant of a stone circle!
My rods showed a leyline running North South. Apparently to the North the valleys split NW to Chapen-en-le-Frith and to the NE to Mam Tor.
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