Excavations
In 1740 the site was surveyed and mapped by John Wood, the Elder, who noted the different stones used and suggesting the layout was based on the Pythagorean planetary system.
In the mid 17th century, after one of the stones had fallen, human bones and an object described as a "round bell, like a large horse-bell" were found. While human burial at the foot of a standing stone is by no means unknown, the "bell", whatever it is, suggests some caution over assigning a date to the burial. A 'bronze serpent ring' has also been found here.
A surface collection of Neolithic implements found in a field about a quarter of a mile from the Stanton Drew monument complex. The flints were given to Taunton Museum in 1920-21, but only a single petit-tranchet derivative arrowhead seems to survive from the collection.
Read more about this topic: Stanton Drew Stone Circles