Longstone (Mottistone)
The Longstone is the only menhir ( Engl. Standing Stone) on the Isle of Wight in England . The village of Mottistone ( German "stone of the speaker" ) takes its name from the Longstone north of Mottistone, apparently the place of assembly or court, in the southwest of the island.
The longstone is made of sandstone and consists of two stones - the larger one (3.9 m) stands upright and the other lies next to it. Both are believed to have originally stood at the eastern end of a ruined Long Barrow on the southwest coast of the Isle of Wight. A National Trust interpretation describes the history of the stones, the barrow, and the nearby Iron Age enclosure on Castle Hill.
The Mottistone Gardens are located nearby.
literature
- Rodney Castleden: The Stonehenge People: An Exploration of Life in Neolithic Britain 4700-2000 BC 1992
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Coordinates: 50 ° 39 ′ 22.4 " N , 1 ° 25 ′ 31.5" W.