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Whispering Knights, Oxfordshire

The Whispering Knights is a Neolithic dolmen (burial tomb), part of the Rollright Stones complex, in Oxfordshire. Four standing stones survive, forming a chamber around a fifth recumbent stone, probably the collapsed roof capstone. The other monuments which comprise the Rollright Stones are the King's Men stone circle (Oxfordshire) and the King Stone monolith (Warwickshire). The dolmen is within the council area of West Oxfordshire (Oxforshire).
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1018400.

Place Type: Prehistoric Burial Site
Historic County: Oxfordshire
Lat, Long: 51.975265,-1.565626
Grid Reference: SP 2993 3084
Civil Parish: Rollright CP
Council Area: West Oxfordshire CA (Oxfordshire CA)
Police Area: Thames Valley PA

GBPN ID: 305521
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Whispering_Knights,_Oxfordshire_305521

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