11 September 2017

Box Rock Circus

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Location
LocationBox, Wiltshire, UK
OS Grid RefST823687
Coordinates51.417036N Longitude: 2.255916W
This modern stone circle, completed in 2012 and officially opened by Prof. Iain Stewart in May 2013, is an installation of different rock types and sculptures. It was built as a learning tool to tell the story of the ancient stories of the rocks, minerals, and fossils.


To this end, there is an information board (below), a stone that provides opportunities for fossil rubbings (casts of real fossils), and two sets of dinosaur footprints that allow the visitor to decide if the big dinosaur was chasing the little dinosaur, or just had a baby in tow.


This site is a wonderful addition to the stone circles of Wiltshire, and this must have been in mind when a circle was decided upon.

A closer look at the stones and sculptures.


For more information see the following website.
There is also an Earth Geocache at the site, information here.

Google Map


Access
There is very good access to this site. A car park is on site, near the end of Valens Terrace (off the High Street), and the grass is flat and level. Between the car park and the stone circle is a picnic bench.

See my Box Rock Circus page on Megalithic.com for lots of links and maps and nearby sites, click here.

2 comments:

  1. Hollis14 September 2017 at 14:57

    This is so cool, what a great idea! I wonder if the University of Wyoming Geology Museum would be interested ... have to figure out who to ask.

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    1. Tim15 September 2017 at 13:26

      oh yes, you definitely should! It would be great to hear in the future that there's an American twin to this one.

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