The Longstones

William Stukeley recorded the site in the 18th century when it was only partially destroyed, and suggested it extended further, although modern excavation and archaeological geophysics have not confirmed this.

Adam is the larger of the two stones, weighing an estimated 62 tons, and along with three others formed a four-sided cove.

Excavations carried out jointly by the Universities of Leicester, Newport and Southampton in 2000 revealed the socket holes for the other stones which were tightly placed close to Adam.

The cove had been open on its south-eastern side which faced towards the nearby South Street barrow, 130m away.

[1] She also found a Beaker inhumation of a middle-aged man buried close by the stone.