MONUMENTS PROTECTION PROGRAMME

MONUMENT CLASS DESCRIPTION

LARGE REGULAR STONE CIRCLES

FEBRUARY 1990

1 Definition 2 Date 3 General Description 4 Distribution and regional variation
5 Rarity 6 Survival and Potential 7 Associations 8 Characterisation criteria
12 Bibliography 13 Acknowledgements 14 Figures

LARGE REGULAR STONE CIRCLES

Alternative, colloquial and related terms: Entrance circle; Freestanding stone circle; Great circle; Megalithic circle; Open circle; Plain circle; Stone circle; Symmetrical stone circle

Ordnance Survey map term: Stone circle.

RCHME Thesaurus Monument Type : Stone Circle.