Hoarstones
The Hoarstones, or Hoar Stone Circle, is a stone circle in the civil parish of Chirbury with Brompton in the English county of Shropshire. The Hoarstones are part of a tradition of stone circle construction that spread throughout much of Britain, Ireland, and Brittany during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages, over a period between 3300 and 900 BCE.Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Chirbury with Brompton, Shropshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Hoar Stone Circle”, “Hoarstone stone circle and two round cairns 400m north west of Holly Cottage”, and “Hoarstones Stone Circle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stapeley Hill and Mitchell’s Fold.
Stapeley Hill
Peak
Stapeley Hill is a sacred saddleback shaped hill in south-west Shropshire, near the village of Priestweston, not far from another landmark, Corndon Hill.
Mitchell’s Fold
Archaeological site
Photo: Dave Croker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mitchell's Fold is a Bronze Age stone circle in southwest Shropshire, located near the small village of White Grit on dry heathland at the southwest end of Stapeley Hill in the civil parish of Chirbury with Brompton, at a height of 353 metres AOD. Mitchell’s Fold is situated 1½ miles southwest of Hoarstones.
Corndon Marsh Chapel
Church
Photo: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Corndon Marsh Chapel is a church, which is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Hoarstones.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shelve and Bentlawnt.
Shelve
Village
Photo: John Poyser, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shelve is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Worthen with Shelve in Shropshire district of Shropshire, England. It is to the west of the Stiperstones ridge and east of Stapeley Hill, at an altitude of about 342 metres, and is some 2 miles from the England–Wales border to the west.
Meadowtown
Hamlet
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Meadowtown is a hamlet in west Shropshire, England, in the civil parish of Worthen with Shelve. Neighbouring hamlets include Marton, Ox Wood, Crest Wood, and Rorrington.
Hoarstones
- Categories: stone circle, round cairn, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Chirbury with Brompton, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.59277° or 52° 35′ 34″ northLongitude
-2.99927° or 2° 59′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C4VH2V2+47OpenStreetMap ID
way 238806680OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q5874573
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Hoarstones” goes by many names.
- French: “Hoarstones”
- German: “Hoarstones”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bromlow Callow and Valley Knoll.
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