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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Harriet Sherwood Arts and culture correspondent

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Rare stone circle found at prehistoric ritual site in cornwall - The Untold Story

Castilly Henge near Bodmin
Volunteers cleared Castilly Henge of bracken and scrub in winter so archaeologists could map the stone circle using modern surveying techniques. Photograph: Historic England/CAU/PA

A rare stone circle has been found at a prehistoric ritual site in Cornwall, with seven regularly spaced pits mapped by a team of archaeologists.

Bracken and scrub were cleared over the winter at Castilly Henge near Bodmin to allow archaeologists to survey the site. They found the pits lying in a crooked horseshoe formation.

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