The King Stone
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The King Stone is a solitary prehistoric standing stone near the Rollright Stones complex in Oxfordshire, England, steeped in local legend and ancient ritual significance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The King Stone canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
megalith
ⓘ
prehistoric monument ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ standing stone ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
English legends
ⓘ
local folklore ⓘ witchcraft traditions ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | a short distance north of The King’s Men stone circle ⓘ |
| hasAccess | publicly accessible ⓘ |
| hasApproximateHeight | about 2.5 metres ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalInterest | yes ⓘ |
| hasConservationConcern | visitor erosion risk ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | OS grid reference ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPeriod | Neolithic or Bronze Age ⓘ |
| hasErosionCause | natural weathering ⓘ |
| hasFunctionHypothesis |
funerary marker
ⓘ
ritual monument ⓘ territorial marker ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | Scheduled Ancient Monument ⓘ |
| hasLegend |
a king was turned to stone by a witch
ⓘ
the stone cannot be accurately counted ⓘ the stone will move or dance at certain times ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | oolitic limestone ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after legendary king in Rollright story ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | roughly north–south ⓘ |
| hasPhotographicSubject | popular subject for landscape photography ⓘ |
| hasShape | irregular ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceFeature |
grooved
ⓘ
heavily weathered ⓘ pitted ⓘ |
| isComponentOf | prehistoric ceremonial landscape at Rollright ⓘ |
| isSolitary | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Oxfordshire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Long Compton
ⓘ
King’s Men stone circle ⓘ
surface form:
The King’s Men stone circle
The Whispering Knights ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Rollright Stones
ⓘ
surface form:
Rollright Hills
|
| managedBy |
Rollright Trust
ⓘ
surface form:
The Rollright Trust
|
| nearestTown | Chipping Norton ⓘ |
| partOf |
Rollright Stones
ⓘ
surface form:
Rollright Stones complex
|
| region | South East England ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
heritage tourism
ⓘ
modern pagan ceremonies ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.