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MONUMENT NO. 221992

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A stone circle located immediately north east of Day House, Coate. Visible remains of the stone circle are represented by five recumbent sarsens arranged in an approximate semi-circle in the field to the east of Day House Lane. The the west of Day House Lane a further four stones have been previously recorded. These suggest that the overall diameter on the stone circle is approximately 92 metres. Scheduled.

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(SU 18168240) Stone Circle (LB)
(SU 18168197) Stones (TI) (1)

An irregular circle of 9 recumbent stones was found by A.D. Passmore
in front of Day House Farm, Coate. The stones were almost completely
buried but when excavated were found to be between 5ft. and 9ft.
long.

Alongside Day House Lane, to the N. of the circle, are five stones
which may have formed part of an avenue.

To the SW of the farmhouse are three sarsens which may have been
part of a stone circle. (2)

Of the nine stones in the circle described by Passmore only
five can still be seen. Surveyed at 1:2,500.
None of the line of stones to the north of the circle can be seen.

The three sarsens S.W. of the farmhouse have been destroyed by
explosives, though some of the pieces remain.
A further line of stones extended from SU 16098382 to SU 16178395(a).
These were mentioned by Passmore but have since been removed. Local
tradition says that the stones marked the site of a trackway. (3)

Additional reference. (4)

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( 1) Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date)

6" Provisional 1960

( 2) The Wiltshire archaeological and natural history magazine

27, 1893-4 Page(s)171-4

( 3a) Annotated Record Map

25"

( 3b) Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments

( 3) Field Investigators Comments

29/08/1968

( 4) Aubrey Burl 1976 The stone circles of the British Isles

Page(s)348

(5) Scheduled Monument Notification

08/12/1997

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