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Recumbent stone circle, 17.3m in diameter. Also known as Christchurch. It consists of a recumbent, two flankers and five other erect stones. This re-arranged circle now stands in a churchyard (NJ60NE0020). The two flankers, each circa 2.5m high, have been matched and shaped into two enormous canine teeth, and flank a massive recumbent which weighs some 20 tons. There is now no trace of an internal ring-cairn as the entire central area is now level grassed area. The present church was built in 1787 when the old church near Midmar was pulled down. The old graveyard continued in use until 1914 when the new one was laid out around the stone circle, and the cairn may have been removed at this time. It was stated that the 'circle was not touched' but from a plan drawn by Coles in 1900 it would appear that at least one stone, at the north-northwest, has been re-erected since his visit.
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Historic Environment Records (HER)