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Monument record MDR8235 - Stone circles, Elton

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An illustration by Rooke shows a possible stone circle with a diameter of 11 metres near to which there might have been another two circles, 10 metres and 16 metres in diameter. The stone circles may be Bronze Age in date. (1,2).

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  • <1> Index: North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust (NDAT). North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust Index. 0861.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Rooke, H. 1789. MS sketchbooks, Sheffield City Museum. illus.

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Civil Parish ELTON, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE

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Sep 7 2010 11:39AM

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