Legend states that the Rollright stones were formed when a king and his army were turned to stone by a witch. The site is made up of 3 different stone monuments, one of which is the Whispering Knights, all three are thought to date from 2500-2000 BC.

Date:
1902
Location:
Little Rollright Stones, Whispering Knights, Rollright, Little Rollright, West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire
Reference:
CC72/02459
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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This is part of the Series: HWT01/01 Glass Plate Negatives And Inkjet Prints; within the Collection: HWT01 Henry W Taunt Collection

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Source: Historic England Archive

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Photographer: Taunt, Henry William

Curator: Davies, Angela

Keywords

Neolithic Stone Circle