Summer Solstice 2023
The Rollrights Stone Circle are a complex of three Neolithic and Bronze Age megalithic monuments near the village of Long Compton, on the borders of Oxfordshire and Warwickshire.
In 1610. a king riding across the county with his army was accosted by a local witch called Mother Shipton
"Seven long strides thou shalt take," says she
"And if Long Compton thou canst see,
King of England thou shalt be!"
His troops gathered in a circle to discuss the challenge, and his knights muttered amongst themselves, but the king boldly took seven steps forward. Rising ground blocked his view of Long Compton in the valley, and the witch cackled.
"As Long Compton thou canst not see, King of England thou shalt not be! Rise up stick and stand still stone, For King of England thou shalt be none; Thou and thy men hoar stones shall be, And I myself an elder tree!"
This site attracts people of many persuasions and is particularly popular on the summer solstice.
It has been suggested that the Rollright Stones were part of a ley line running through Long Compton church, Chipping Norton church, and a tumulus near Charlbury.
This the view facing south east from the stone circle towards the town of Chipping Norton.
Ison ~ Radiance ~
Summer Solstice 2023
The Rollrights Stone Circle are a complex of three Neolithic and Bronze Age megalithic monuments near the village of Long Compton, on the borders of Oxfordshire and Warwickshire.
In 1610. a king riding across the county with his army was accosted by a local witch called Mother Shipton
"Seven long strides thou shalt take," says she
"And if Long Compton thou canst see,
King of England thou shalt be!"
His troops gathered in a circle to discuss the challenge, and his knights muttered amongst themselves, but the king boldly took seven steps forward. Rising ground blocked his view of Long Compton in the valley, and the witch cackled.
"As Long Compton thou canst not see, King of England thou shalt not be! Rise up stick and stand still stone, For King of England thou shalt be none; Thou and thy men hoar stones shall be, And I myself an elder tree!"
This site attracts people of many persuasions and is particularly popular on the summer solstice.
It has been suggested that the Rollright Stones were part of a ley line running through Long Compton church, Chipping Norton church, and a tumulus near Charlbury.
This the view facing south east from the stone circle towards the town of Chipping Norton.
Ison ~ Radiance ~