The Longstones

The Longstones or the Devil's Quoits is the remains of what was once a prehistoric 'cove' of standing stones close to Beckhampton in the English county of Wiltshire.

Two stones remain visible, known as 'Adam' and 'Eve' although the latter is more likely to have been a stone that formed part of the Beckhampton Avenue. The avenue probably terminated here although it may have extended further to the south west beyond the stones.

Adam is the larger of the two stones and along with three others formed a four-sided cove. Excavations by the University of Southampton in 2000 revealed the socket holes for the other stones which have been destroyed. The cove had been open on its south eastern side which faced towards the nearby South Street barrow 130m away. The other stones were destroyed in he post-medieval period by a local landowner.

Adam fell over in 1911 and was re-erected (incorrectly) by Maud Cunnington in 1912. Cunnington also found a Beaker inhumation of a middle-aged man buried underneath the stone.