When we were learning more about Stonehenge, we learned that there are hundreds of ancient stone circles all over Great Britain. One interesting group is about 30 minutes from our house, so one sunny morning we went over to check it out. Of course, by the time we got there, the wind had picked up and the sky had clouded over, but we're no wimps... :)
This is the main circle, The King's Men. It's fascinating that people thousands of years ago gathered the stones and set them up like this... for worship, rituals, and as clocks and calendars. It's hard to fathom what they were thinking about what they were doing and why it was important. This circle particularly was a tranquil spot... all the visitors there whispered. Magical.
Cambria gets a lift over to the Whispering Knights stone group
Yup, it says "burial chamber"! As Meridian said, "Eww"!
There were coins and buttons (!) that had been tossed into the circle. Weird.
The age old tourist dilemma... do you smile in front of graves?? We do.
Across the modern road, there is the King Stone... part of the Rollright Stones, but separate too.
Silly kid. :)
What a trip.
Meridian noticed this little stone circle beyond the King Stone, which looked like a fire pit. :)
We realized we were close to Deddington, where there was a pub we had heard about from many people - The Crown and Tuns, otherwise known as Pudding Face. We decided to check it out for lunch.
It was a cozy little pub, an old building with an updated interior. It was an expensive lunch, but very, very good. We should have split 3 meals, but couldn't decide on only 3. :) The menu is almost entirely pies, all kinds of meats and sauces and cheeses. Yummy!!
One last funny... as we passed through one village, we came across this pub sign:
...not named for the Duke, but for his head. Ha!
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