Mitchell's Fold
Mitchell's Fold is a stone circle in Shropshire , England . It is 300 m high on Stapeley Hill in the hill country east of Chirbury, near the border with Wales . It was discovered in the Bronze Age between 2000 and 1400 BC. Built in BC.
description
The circle, which once consisted of 30 stones, of which only 14 have survived, is around 27 m in diameter. Most of the stones are less than a meter high. The largest reach almost two meters. Low walls run in and around the circle. Her relationship with the circle is unknown.
From the circle you have a good view of the Stiperstones in the east. The Hoarstones another stone circle is just 2.5 km away. There used to be a third circle known as the Whetstones.
Legends
One of the stones is said to be a petrified witch. Its fossilization is related to the legend of a miracle cow who gave milk to anyone who came by with a jar until the jar was full. However, the witch came with a sieve and milked the cow until she stopped giving milk. She was punished for this. The stone circle is said to have been erected around the witch by the population to prevent her from escaping. An illustration of this legend was carved in 1879 by the Reverend Waldegrave Brewster in the capital of a sandstone pillar in Middleton Church near Stapeley Hill.
It is also narrated that King Arthur drew his Excalibur sword from one of the stones to become King of Britain .
Individual evidence
literature
- Homer Sykes: Mysterious Britain - Fact and Folklore George Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd. 1993 p. 44
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Coordinates: 52 ° 34 ′ 43.4 " N , 3 ° 1 ′ 41.6" W.