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The Bullring was a stone henge built in the Neolithic period, near Dove Holes in Derbyshire, UK, [1] with coordinates 53°18′03″N 1°53′04″W / 53.300695°N 1.884423°W / 53.300695; -1.884423.[2] It no longer has any stones remaining; it is now a large, circular earthwork, approximately 1 meter high and 10 meters wide.[3] There is also a large burial mound a short distance away from the henge.[3]

The henge enclosed an area approximately 53 by 46 meters. It had entrances to the north and south, as well as a small platform on the inside edge to the northwest. A single standing stone was remaining in 1789.[3]

References

  1. ^ Victoria and Paul Morgan. Prehistoric Cheshire. Landmark. ISBN 1-84306-140-6.
  2. ^ "Bullring Henge at the Megalithic Portal". Retrieved 2006-02-09.
  3. ^ a b c "The Bull Ring". Retrieved 2006-01-09.