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Stone Circle at Sittaford Tor, Dartmoor

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A stone circle was 'discovered' on Dartmoor in 2007 by an independent academic researcher, Alan Endacott.  It is the first to have been reported in over a century.  The location is 300m SW of Sittaford Tor.

The set of stones - at least 4,000 years old - is the highest in southern England and the second-largest on Dartmoor.




Thirty-four metres (111 feet) in diameter and at 525 metres (1,722 ft) on the northern part of the moor, the circle would have been "very impressive" and dominated the surrounding landscape, the researchers say.

Investigators are sure the stones were once upright because of packing material discovered around their bases.

Devon photographer Matt Cranfield of Skyflicks took a drone up on the moor in order to capture a view of the Sittaford Tor circle, after news of its discovery was released last week.

See the video below:





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