VOL. XIX. (i) EXCURSION— DUNDRY HILL tS: STANTON DREW 19 
The two botanists of the party turned out on the Down with a view of 
studying the flora of the district, but drew a blank. 
CHEW MAGNA. 
Before Stanton Drew was reached, a view of the Mendips was obtained, 
and on the suggestion of Mr Hudd the party halted at Chew Magna to inspect 
the Church and Church House. The former is interesting by reason of its 
south porch, which once contained a small gallery for use on special occasions, 
such as weddings. Here boy choristers would be installed. This is the only 
place in North Somerset whei'e such a porch is to be found. There is another 
in the lower part of Gloucestershire, oire in Monmouthshire, and a fourth at 
Weston Gordano, near Portishead. The Church House is a Tudor building 
still in use and pleasing to the eye. In the churchyard is buried John Locke. 
STANTON DREW. 
Stanton Drew is appropriately associated with Stonehenge and Avebury, 
for, to quote from the British Association leaflet of 1898 (Bristol), “The mega- 
lithic remains of Stanton Drew, though far less imposing than the great circles 
of Avebury and Stonehenge, are more perfect than the one, and probably 
more ancient than the other.’’ Here the Rev. H. H. WTnwood, F.G.S., of 
Bath, acted as Director, and Members of the Bath and District Branch of 
the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society awaited the arrival 
of the Cotteswold Club. Taking up a position under the branches of a fine 
Fig. 1. — Stanton Drew Circles. 
(Block lent by the Bristol and Glos. Ai't^h. Soc.) 
(Reproduced from a photograph lent by Mr C. Horton) 
oak tree, whence a comprehensive view of the stone circles was obtained, the 
company listened to a paper read by Mr Win wood, in which he reviewed the 
theories advanced for the presence of prehistoric remains of such importance. 
There are three circles at Stanton Drew, namely : — 
1. ^ — ■“ Great Circle,’’ diameter 368 feet, 30 stones 
2. — “ N.E. Circle ’’ ,, 97 ,, 8 ,, 
2.—“ S.Wh Circle ’’ ,, 145 ,, 12 ,, 
and the “ Quoit,’’ “ Cove ’’ and “ Middle-Ham ’’ Stones. 
