and has reinforced the paths around the site, enabling wheelchair access to the Whispering Knights. The sites have experienced vandalism in this period; in the summer of 2001 a piece of the King Stone was chipped off, while in April 2004, yellow gloss paint was splashed onto the King's Men. Some of these may be protests against the use of the site by modern Pagans. Under the Trust's ownership, the site has been overseen by a paid manager and a number of voluntary wardens. The Trust erected a wardens' hut at the site, from which it sold both archaeological literature and publications by Pagan and earth mysteries groups. In January 2006, the hut was damaged beyond repair in an arson attack, with a group calling itself the Rollright Project holding benefit gigs to raise money for a replacement. A registered charity, as of 2007 the Trust had on its board individuals from a range of backgrounds, including both Christians and Pagans, archaeologists, a biologist, and a landscape architect. The Trust has engaged with the Pagan community from the start, and allows Pagan groups to book slots in which they can perform ceremonies at the site. Popular culture The Doctor Who serial The Stones of Blood (1978) featured several scenes taped at the Rollright Stones. The site was presented as a fictional stone circle in Cornwall, at which modern Druids are worshipping an ancient goddess who turns out to be a malevolent alien. The English rock band Traffic recorded a song named "Roll Right Stones" for their 1973 album Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory. English indie band Half Man Half Biscuit mention the stones in the song "Twenty Four Hour Garage People" on their 2000 album Trouble Over Bridgwater. In 2003, to mark the centenary of the Art Fund, "Turning the World Inside Out", a 1996 sculpture by Anish Kapoor, was relocated to the centre of the King's Men for several months. The Trust also permits an annual performance of one of the plays of William Shakespeare at the site. References Footnotes Bibliography External links Rollright Stones website Rollright Stones at Megalithia.com Aerial photograph Handfasting at Rollright Stones Photos of the Rollright Stones and surrounding area on geograph BBC 360 degree photograph Rollright Stones at Megalithic.co.uk An environmental and aesthetic woodland project next to the Whispering Knights Buildings and structures in Warwickshire English Heritage sites in Oxfordshire History of Oxfordshire