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I've not been up there, C. - sounds interesting. Looks rather like another Lansdown? What did you see?

I've seen it mentioned on a map at the front of Cunliffe's book on the baths, but he doesn't discuss it I don't think.

That's a pretty eccentric webpage! incidentally. but these people surely must develop their ideas from a germ of truth. I suppose the airfield flattening everything won't help to see what's there.
I've spotted this reference on the web (as you no doubt have)
William, A., FSA, 1950, 'Bronze Age Barrows on Charmy Down and Lansdown, Somerset', Arch. J.,XXX , 34-43
but actually getting hold of it might not be so simple.

Incidentally - what about the library in town now it's been revamped? They've taken away half the archaeology section as far as I could tell, and my favourite Grinsell book has totally dropped off the catalogue and disappeared.. gripe gripe. Dumbing down or what.

The mythical stone circles that circle Bath! Charmy Down is a very small plateau, with steep escarpments on all side, small settlements and probably small bronze age burial place; might be for Solsbury Hill which it faces.... My bet on a stone circle is still down by the river at Swineford, with the now disappeared stones, theres also a saxon cemetery and that large barrow towards Bitton. Significant sites always attract later burials.
Have'nt been to the revamped library yet, but hope the maps are still there. Couple of years ago noticed on an old map 3 pairs of stones that were on a ridge going down to the river near Bitton, could'nt understand it at the time but..... Stoney Littleton is situated halfway down a slope going towards the large stream below.
Also, in case I don't return from my trip up north to Whitby, noticed in Burl's stone circles, a reference to stones at Shrowl (theres a name with death written all over it) Bridge, which sits on the river (Chew) at West Harptree, the same river that goes past the Stanton Drew circles.