"I especially like the statement,
"They are the third most important stone circle in the country, after Stonehenge and Avebury, both in Wiltshire.""

Yes. I noticed that.
Could be a thread in it.
Who says, and how is it measured?

Journos on local news pages are priceless. Not only can't they do grammar, they get the facts wrong too.

There's still nothing on the Thames Valley Polite website about it.