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Mr. Long, iz his paper in vol. xv. of “ Archzological J ournal,” 
says that 14 stones remain ; but Mr. Dymond, in his most careful 
survey, says 24, of which six are quite buried; but states that 
10 of his total number were only found after very careful search. 
The Rev. Samuel Seyer (1822) calls them 27, of which 14 are 
above the surface, and these are now plainly existing ; eight are 
partly visible, and five probably under ground. The Rev. Ls ipl A 
Perfect, Vicar of Stanton Drew, tells me that he has verified 23 
of these, but he cannot find Nos. 3, 10, 19, or 27; and very 
certainly a great many others can only be ascertained by careful 
probing. 
4, The avenue consists firstly of five stones, three erect and 
two prostrate, and then at some little distance the avenue is 
continued in a somewhat irregular line by seven stones, or 
according to some writers 10; but several of these are so broken 
and scattered that it is difficult to distinguish them, and there 
has been a considerable divergence of opinion as to these stones. 
One writer in the “Gentleman’s Magazine,” some years ago, 
confessed his inability to make any suggestion whatever as to 
these; but the supposed avenue, leading as it does up to the 
group of stones, which I shall presently refer to, would be 
doubtless adapted for a procession from one circle to another, 
although not by the nearest way. 
5. The next group, called by Mr. Seyer the Circle of Eight, is 
interesting, because the group of stones on the south-east side 
thereof, has been called the altar. Mr. Dymond points out five 
erect and four prostrate stones, but No. 1, included in the former, 
is in two, if not more pieces ; and they have all been a good deal 
injured. The upright stones are of a more imposing height, and 
are not so rough as those in some of the other circles ; the upright 
ones averaging 11 to 13 feet in height. The diameter of this 
circle is 95 feet. 
6. The large stone in the side of the road leading from 
Pensford to Stanton Drew and known as Hautville’s quoit, is 
