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St John the Baptist's Church, Winster

Church of England church buildings in DerbyshireGrade II listed churches in Derbyshire
Winster Church of St. John the Baptist geograph.org.uk 965542
Winster Church of St. John the Baptist geograph.org.uk 965542

St John the Baptist's Church, Winster is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Winster, Derbyshire.

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St John the Baptist's Church, Winster
Elton Road, Derbyshire Dales

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N 53.141658333333 ° E -1.6438638888889 °
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Elton Road
DE4 2DQ Derbyshire Dales
England, United Kingdom
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Doll Tor

Doll Tor is a stone circle located just to the west of Stanton Moor, near the village of Birchover, Derbyshire in the English East Midlands. Doll Tor is part of a tradition of stone circle construction that spread throughout much of Britain, Ireland, and Brittany during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages, over a period between 3300 and 900 BCE. The purpose of such monuments is unknown, although archaeologists speculate that the stones represented supernatural entities for the circles' builders. With a diameter of 7 metres, Doll Tor consists of six upright main stones arranged in a circle. Drystone walling consisting of smaller, flat stones was packed between these orthostats. A stone cairn had been added to the east of the circle, perhaps in a second phase of construction. Excavation has revealed that the cremated human remains of several adults and children were buried both within the circle and around the cairn. These remains were often though not always placed in ceramic urns, and were sometimes deposited alongside other material such as flint tools, small pieces of bronze, and faience beads. The antiquarian Thomas Bateman excavated at the site in 1852, and J. P. Heathcote conducted a second excavation between 1931 and 1933. By the early 21st century, the site was being used for ritual activity by modern Pagans. Unknown persons damaged the site in 1993 and 2020 by moving various stones around; they were subsequently returned to their original locations.