| 词条 | Hawk Stone |
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|name = Hawk Stone |native_name = |alternate_name = |image = Hawk Stone - geograph.org.uk - 62325.jpg |alt = |caption = |map_type = Oxfordshire |map_alt = |map_size = |location = Dean, Oxfordshire |region = |coordinates = {{coord|51.90901|-1.50861|display=inline}} |type = Standing stone |part_of = |length = |width = |area = |height = |builder = |material = |built = |abandoned = |epochs = Neolithic |cultures = |dependency_of = |occupants = |event = |excavations = |archaeologists = |condition = |ownership = |public_access = |website = |notes = }} The Hawk Stone is a neolithic standing stone just north of the hamlet of Dean, Oxfordshire, England. NameThe name either derives from its shape, being like a hawk, or is a corruption of the word 'hoar' meaning 'old'.[1] DescriptionThe Hawk Stone stands on Spelsbury Down, 900 metres west of Spelsburydown Farm.[2] The stone stands to a height of 2.6 metres, and it has a width of approximately 1 metre by 0.9 metres at its base and tapers to 0.9 metres at the apex.[2] It is made from oolitic limestone.[2] A concave hollow in its upper face is known to have been worn over time by people rubbing the stone for luck, although it may originally have been natural in origin.[2] In legendLocal tradition has it that the cleft in the top of the stone was made by the chains of witches who were tied to the stone and burnt alive.[3] References1. ^E Corbett, A History of Spelsbury, Cheney and Sons, Banbury, 1962, p5. {{Coord|51.90901|-1.50861|region:GB_type:landmark|display=title}}{{England-hist-stub}}2. ^1 2 3 HAWK STONE, Pastscape, retrieved 8 November 2013 3. ^E Corbett, A History of Spelsbury, Cheney and Sons, Banbury, 1962, p4. 6 : Stone Age sites in England|Buildings and structures in Oxfordshire|History of Oxfordshire|Megalithic monuments in England|Archaeological sites in Oxfordshire|West Oxfordshire District |
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