Withypool Stone Circle

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

Withypool Stone Circle sits on the Exmoor moorland in Somerset, England, near the village of Withypool[1]. Constructed during the Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age (circa 3300–900 BCE), it belongs to a tradition of stone circle construction that spread across Britain, Ireland, and Brittany[1][2]. 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
Coordinates51.0965° N, 3.6604° W

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