weymouth/dorset

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magenta666 Jan 28, 2009 11:54:23

Hi all,

me and my other half are going to weymouth over valentines weekend as its my birthday! wooo!

we are off to stonehenge first in the morning, as we applied to get access before the site opens and that went through ok. looking forward to that i can tell you!

then we are heading down to weymouth for a long weekend (friday to monday).

i know of the nine stones down Dorset way, but are there any other impressive standing stones/stone circles/places of historic interest?

goffik Jan 28, 2009 12:42:43

Replying to magenta666

Hi Magenta

I love Weymouth - the holiday destination of my childhood, and always remains a favourite daytrip of mine!

Without looking too hard, I'm not so sure there's loads of stuff on the doorstep, but within driving distance, and certainly if you're visiting the Nine Stones, you got some lovely stuff just up the road...

The Hellstone (http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/323/hellstone.html)
Hampton Down (http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/1261/hampton_down.html)
Kingston Russell (http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/282/kingston_russell.html)
The Grey Mare and her Colts (http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/41/grey_mare_and_her_colts.html)
The Valley of Stones (http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/42/valley_of_stones.html)

And then slightly further afield:

Rempstone (http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/48/rempstone_stone_circle.html)
Nine Barrows Down (http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/322/nine_barrows_down.html)
The Puckstone (http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/3052/puckstone.html) and Agglestone (http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/319/agglestone.html)
Studland stone row (http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/3048/studland_stone_row.html)

Peter Knight's "Ancient Stones of Dorset" is a pretty good book for finding most of these and more (although it does go on about leylines quite a bit).

Sorry I've not got more time right now!

G x

thesweetcheat Jan 28, 2009 17:41:56

Replying to magenta666

Some very famous stuff in Dorset: Cerne Giant, Knowlton, Dorset Cursus, Maiden Castle, etc, etc. Perhaps you need a fortnight!

Wiggy Jan 29, 2009 11:09:34

Replying to magenta666

Goff mentions Kingston Russell - I really do second that. One of my favorite sites, in a lovely setting (and there will probably be no one else there).