United Kingdom

Whetstones (stone circle)

Neolithic–Bronze Age stone circle, 3000–1300 BCE

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Historical Context

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The Whetstones are, or were, a stone circle beneath Corndon Hill in the parish of Church Stoke, Montgomeryshire, Wales, near the border with Shropshire, England. They lie immediately to the west of the village of White Grit and close to Priestweston. The site is also a short distance from the better-known Hoarstones and Mitchell's Fold circles.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
Temporal Epochs

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Hartshorne visit

1841

Eyton reference

1860

Destruction of most stones

c. 1860

Final demolition and removal

1870

Major stone-circle building phase

3000–1300 BCE

Classification

Archaeological Features

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category

Astronomical and Timekeeping Structures

Stone Alignments
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Country

United Kingdom

Coordinates

52.57° N, -3.03° E