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The Nine Stones of Winterbourne Abbas

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Tree substantially reduced at Nine Stones


A 200-YEAR-OLD tree at the centre of worship by druids and witches has been chopped down to size after it became diseased.

The 80ft beech at Winterbourne Abbas has been reduced to a 10-metre stump by English Heritage because of fears it would die and fall over.

The tree has become a dominant feature at the site, famous for the ancient stone circle standing beneath its branches.

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ShropshireTraveller Posted by ShropshireTraveller
14th March 2007ce

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