Rollright Stones - Oxfordshire

Today was the second day of our "Ancient Stones of England" tour. Yesterday was the famous Stonehenge. Today we visited the Rollright Stones in Oxfordshire. While not as famous Rollright stones still provide a glimpse into England's mystical past.

The Rollright stones are actually three separate formations in close proximity to each other.

The King's Men stone circle: the number of stones are supposed to be uncountable. We all did try to count them but came up with different numbers. Many of the stones have broken over the 4-5000 years that the stones have been there.

The King's Stone which is just across the roadway. The stone sits on top of an ancient burial mound. A previous excavation of the mound has discovered an ancient burial urn.

The Whispering Knights is just down the road (1/4 mile or so). There are a number of stones in this formation somce of which are the size of King's Stone. These stones all appear to be leaning towards each other whispering some ancient secret.

This page contains much of the folklore that surrounds these 3 structures.