View SE of the Whispering Knights portal dolmen, Oxfordshire, UK: 5 limestone slabs, remains of a Neolithic burial chamber, fallen capstone bottom L.

View SE of the Whispering Knights portal dolmen, Oxfordshire, UK: 5 limestone slabs, remains of a Neolithic burial chamber, fallen capstone bottom L. Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Mick Sharp / Alamy Stock Photo

Image ID:

2E5NFJ1

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29.1 MB (1.4 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

3828 x 2659 px | 32.4 x 22.5 cm | 12.8 x 8.9 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

27 September 1981

Location:

The Whispering Knights, Little Rollright, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, UK

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View SE of the Whispering Knights portal dolmen, Oxfordshire, UK: the limestone slabs are the remains of a Neolithic burial chamber with the fallen capstone front L. The 3 stones at the SE formed a blind entrance portal. The monument near Little Rollright is part of a prehistoric complex which includes a standing stone & a stone circle. Known collectively as the Rollright Stones, they have been incorporated into the folk tale of a Danish king (the King Stone), his army (the King's Men) & five conspiritorial knights all turned to stone by the trickery of a witch.