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Devil’s Quoits, an Impressive Glimpse into Neolithic Britain
Stanton Harcourt is a village situated in the very center of Oxfordshire, in the heartland of the ancient Brythonic lands. At first glance, it looks like an ordinary civil parish in England. But once you take a stroll through its streets and across the fields nearby, you can spot some very visible remnants from the distant past. One such remnant is known locally as the Devil’s Quoits. A major henge and a stone circle, dated to the Late Neolithic period, it is a remarkable fragment of the British past, often overlooked. But one look at these weathered stones is a glimpse enough into the dim corridors of Neolithic Britain.
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This impressive stone circle is a classic example of the ritual construction of the ancient inhabitants of Britain. When first built, some 4000 to 5000 years before present, it likely appeared monumental and awe-inspiring. But as centuries passed, turning into millennia, the stones got weathered. They were dislodged, they fell, crumbled, and lost their splendor. And for a casual observer in the 17th century, these strewn about stones resembled a game of quoits.
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