ROLLRIGHT, OXON. GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY 1982-1986.
Author(s): Andrew David
This report describes the results of extensive magnetometer coverage of the landscape surrounding the Rollright stone circle. Both archaeological and natural features were found and shown to correlate well with the aerial evidence of cropmark patterns. Confirmation of the nature and location of several of these featureswas achieved by excavation as part of a complementaryarchaeological survey by the Oxford Archaeological Unit.Amongst the most clearly detected features were those belonging to an Iron Age settlement site to the north-east of the stone circle, a trackway leading from this towards the Whispering Knights, and two ring ditches some distance to the south of the circle. The magnetometer findings are believed to be a genuine representation of the main extant archaeological remains present inthe areas surveyed, and it appears that no major newsites have been detected. The text of an earlier report on the geophysical survey of the interior of the stone circle is also included.
- Report Number:
- 145/1987
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 6
- Keywords:
- Geophysical Survey Magnetometer
