King Stone

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King Stone is a prominent standing stone that forms part of the prehistoric Rollright Stones complex in Oxfordshire, England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf megalith
prehistoric monument
standing stone
access viewable from roadside
associatedWith King’s Men stone circle
surface form: The King’s Men stone circle

The Whispering Knights dolmen
category Archaeological sites in Oxfordshire
Megalithic monuments in England
Tourist attractions in Oxfordshire
conservationStatus protected archaeological site
country United Kingdom
culture Bronze Age
Neolithic
distanceFrom approximately 75 metres from the King’s Men stone circle
epoch late Neolithic or early Bronze Age
function possible funerary or ritual monument
possible marker stone
hasCoordinateLocation approximately 51.976°N 1.568°W
hasNearbyFeature car park for Rollright Stones visitors
field boundary wall
hasSurfaceFeature heavily weathered grooves and hollows
height approximately 2.5 metres
heritageDesignation Scheduled monument
locatedIn England
Oxfordshire
United Kingdom
civil parish of Little Rollright
locatedNear Long Compton
locatedOn Rollright Stones
surface form: Rollright Stones site
managedBy English Heritage
material oolitic limestone
nearBorderWith Warwickshire
nearRoad A3400 road
openToPublic yes
orientation roughly north–south
owner English Heritage
partOf Neolithic Britain
surface form: Cotswold megalithic tradition

Rollright Stones
Rollright Stones
surface form: Rollright Stones scheduled area

prehistoric ceremonial complex
region South East England
shape tall irregular monolith
subjectOf local folklore about a king turned to stone
touristAttraction yes

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Rollright Stones hasPart King Stone
Rollright Stones hasFolklore King Stone
this entity surface form: King Stone associated with solitary king figure