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Scorhill
Scorhill (pronounced ''Scorill'') Stone Circle is now the commonly known name for Gidleigh Stone Circle〔(Rowe, Samuel., Investigations in Dartmoor, ''Transactions of the Plymouth institution'' (Plymouth Institution and Devon and Cornwall Natural History Society, Plymouth) 1830 )〕 or Steep Hill Stone Circle, one of Devon's biggest and most intact stone circles, situated on Gidleigh Common near the village of Gidleigh in the north east of Dartmoor, in the United Kingdom. It is an English Heritage scheduled monument and has been described as Devon's finest stone circle.〔Rowe, Samuel., A Perambulation of the Ancient and Royal Forest of Dartmoor; 3rd edition revised by J Brooking Rowe, p.90, Exeter, 1896.〕
==Description==
The circle was constructed in the Bronze Age. It is approximately in diameter, and the stones vary in height from to an impressive above ground. Gaps between stones vary in width between . There are currently 23 standing stones and 11 recumbent. Characteristic of others in the circle, the largest stone has a distinctive jagged point. It has been noted that, when viewed from the centre of the circle, the sun sets over the stone's tip on Midsummer's Eve, indicating some purpose in archaeoastronomy〔(Hayward, John., Dartmoor 365: an exploration of every one of the in the Dartmoor National Park, Curlew Publications, 1991. )〕
Several stones show scars and marks of vandalism by stone cutters including rows of holes on many, arranged in lines so the stones could be split with a wedge.〔(Butler, Jeremy., Dartmoor atlas of antiquities, Volume 2, Devon Books, p. 192, 1991. )〕 Estimates for the original number of stones have varied between 51 and approximately 70 making it among Devon's widest stone circles with the tallest remaining monolith. Although badly damaged, Scorhill has not been subject to any form of restoration giving it a distinctly ancient atmosphere.〔Worth, R Hansford., Worth's Dartmoor, p. 248, David & Charles, 1967.〕
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