A prehistoric monument has been given a stargazing award in recognition of its views of the Milky Way.
The Rollright Stones is made up of three Neolithic and Bronze Age megalithic monuments, high on the Oxfordshire - Warwickshire border. The stone circle marks the highest point in Warwickshire and the award recognises places that provide good views of the stars, which are accessible to everyone. The Rollrights are so remote that at night there is barely any light interference of the fabulous view of the sky and its stars, planets, comets and asteroids.
Rollright Trust head George Lambrick accepted the Dark Sky Discovery award at Long Compton Village Hall.
Chairman of Chipping Norton Amateur Astronomy Group, Robin Smitten, who is also a trustee of the stones, said: "It is a fitting end to seven or eight months of work."
The Rollright Stones has featured in TV's Stargazing Live and The Sky at Night.
