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The King Stone – King's Men Stone Circle loop from Rollright

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The King Stone – King's Men Stone Circle loop from Rollright

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The King Stone – King's Men Stone Circle loop from Rollright

01:39

14.4km

230m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 15, 2026

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The Cotswolds National Landscape

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2.97 km

The Whispering Knights

Highlight • Historical Site

Read up on the fascinating history attached to the Whispering Knights stones, the third of the Rollright Stones collection in Oxfordshire.

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3.41 km

The King Stone

Highlight • Monument

The King Stone is a standing stone in the Cotswolds, England, which dates back to the Bronze Age. It is believed to have been a marker for ancient trade routes or a ceremonial site.

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3.56 km

The Rollright Stones Stone Circle

Highlight • Historical Site

This ceremonial stone circle was erected around 2,500BC. At present there are seventy-odd stones of heavily weathered local oolitic limestone (see Geology) set in a rather irregular ring about 31m across. They were poetically described by William Stukeley as being “corroded like worm eaten wood, by the harsh Jaws of Time”; they were said to make “a very noble, rustic, sight, and strike an odd terror upon the spectators, and admiration at the design of ‘em”. More recently, Aubrey Burl called them “seventy-seven stones, stumps and lumps of leprous limestone”.

The number of stones has changed over the years. Legends refer to stones having been taken away (to make bridges and the like), and it is likely that this created most of the gaps now visible. The stones are famously uncountable, but originally may have numbered about 105 standing shoulder to shoulder.

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3.62 km

King's Men Stone Circle

Highlight • Historical Site

This impressive historic landmark consists of around 77 limestones erected in the Neolithic and Bronze ages. Not only is it a great chance to brush up on some ancient history, but it makes a great spot for a sit-down and picnic.

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5.36 km