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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.

ooh speaking of maps, forgot to say that I got an email today, to say that from the 12th April the Edina Digimap service (not quite sure who can get this, I get through 'Athens' at the university) will have

"all available County Series maps at 1:2,500 and 1:10560 scales published between 1843 and 1939

- all available National Grid maps at 1:1,250, 1:2,500 and 1:10560/10,000 scales published from 1945 and before the introduction of the OS digital Land-Line product."

so as soon as I can perhaps I can have a look at what they've got.

> Stoney Littleton is situated halfway down a slope going towards the large stream below.

Next time you are there, head straight away from the chamber and you'll find a medium sized stone in the hedge on the other side of the field...