Porlock Stone Circle

Porlock Stone Circle
Ethan Doyle White · CC BY-SA 3.0

Porlock Stone Circle is a stone circle on Exmoor near the village of Porlock in Somerset, England[1]. Built during the Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age, it dates to between 3300 and 900 BCE[1]. The monument consists of stones arranged in a circular pattern, representing a tradition of circle construction that spread across Britain, Ireland, and Brittany[1]. The purpose of these monuments remains unknown, though archaeologists suggest the stones may have represented supernatural entities for their builders[1].

TypeStone circle
Period4500 - 3000 BC
CountryEngland
Coordinates51.1895° N, 3.6539° W

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