ARTHURS STONE megalithic tomb, Herefordshire | Short film portrait

It gives us huge pleasure to be able to present this film portrait of Arthur's Stone chambered tomb in Herefordshire. It has been a long time since we've been able to make one of these little shorts - for one reason and another - but Michael was able to capture the footage for this when he was out and about for the 'in the field' section of the last Prehistory Show https://youtu.be/zbwpqSYckWc.

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The chamber is formed of nine upright stones, with an enormous capstone, estimated to weigh more than 25 tonnes. It was accessed through the side of the covering mound, via the right-angled passage. There is an isolated stone that probably formed part of a false entrance, perhaps providing a visual focus for ceremonies.

The tomb has never been excavated, but similar examples in this region have been found to contain incomplete skeletal remains of several people, together with flint flakes, arrowheads and pottery.

It is unlikely that the monument was built solely as a tomb. Rituals of the ancestors, through whom claims to a particular area of land could be staked, may have taken place here. Built in an area of summer pastures, Neolithic people could have gathered at the cairn on a seasonal basis.

Like many prehistoric monuments in western England and Wales, this tomb has been linked to King Arthur since before the 13th century. According to legend, it was here that Arthur slew a giant who left the impression of his elbows on one of the stones as he fell.

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