healingwords: poetry for the soul

The King's Men  is a stone circle near the village of Great Rollright in Oxfordshire. It is one of three megalithic monuments known as the Rollright Stones which also feature a single standing stone, the King Stone and a group of stones thought to be a burial chamber called The Whispering Knights. The monuments are from three different time periods, the oldest being The Whispering Knights from the early Neolithic, about 3,500 to 3,800 BC. The stone circle dates to the late Neolithic, circa 2,500 years BC and the King's Stone from the early Bronze age, approximately 1,500 BC. More information on the archaeological investigation of the stones is given on the Rollright website,  https://www.rollrightstones.co.uk/ A number of myths have grown up to explain the sites. One describes how a witch  challenged a King and his army saying 'Seven long strides shalt thou take and if Long Compton thou canst see, King of England thou shalt be'. As he took his seventh stride the...

This stone circle is not ancient but seems as if has sat under the Larch tree for all time. I am thankful for my restoring stay at Ty Llarwydd where blustery air, the best company and fine food did me so much good.  © 2019 Jacqueline Knight Cotterill.  All rights reserved.  

This beautiful woodland arch is in the woods adjoining the Whispering Knights Dolmen and Rollright stone circle in Oxfordshire which date back 6000 years. The arch is made out of brash, the remains of tree thinning and is one of a number of sculptural works dotted through the wood, along with a large labyrinth called Neolithic echoes. On a rainy morning the whole area had a mystical and inspiring feel and the management of the trees was enhanced by the beauty of the brash works.  The woods and art are part of a project called 'The Whispering Knights Project' and their website below gives more information on the project and the history of the portal dolmen tomb and the stone circle.  https://www.whisperingknights.org/ © 2019 Jacqueline Knight Cotterill.  All rights reserved.