Doll Tor

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Doll Tor
Photo of Doll Tor
Doll Tor
Doll Tor is located in Derbyshire
Doll Tor
Shown within Derbyshire
Location Birchover, Derbyshire
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Type Stone circle
History
Periods Bronze Age

Doll Tor, occasionally known as the Six Stones,[1] is a small stone circle near Birchover, west of Stanton Moor in the Derbyshire Peak District. Dating from the Bronze Age, the circle consists of six standing stones.

The site was excavated in 1852 by Thomas Bateman, and again from 1931 to 1933 by J. P. Heathcote.[2] During this second excavation, three stones were smashed and later repaired with cement. In 1993, unknown visitors rearranged the stones to create a more complete but historically inaccurate circle. It was later restored to something close to its original appearance, two fallen stones being re-erected. Doll Tor stone circle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.[3]

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