<< Our Photo Pages >> Gattle's Cross - Marker Stone in England in Gloucestershire
Submitted by 4clydesdale7 on Tuesday, 15 May 2012 Page Views: 6719
Multi-periodSite Name: Gattle's Cross Alternative Name: Cradock's Stone, Caradoc's Stone, Milo's CrossCountry: England County: Gloucestershire Type: Marker Stone
Nearest Town: Coleford Nearest Village: Clearwell Meend; Sling
Map Ref: SO5812608512
Latitude: 51.773703N Longitude: 2.60829W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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4clydesdale7 visited on 14th May 2012 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Most unusual - nice bit of folklore - Is it an upturned Cross? Almost certainly
Geojazz have visited here
The original Stone may have commemorated an ancient burial AND it is reputedly haunted by the ghost of a Forest of Dean miner dressed in black
The Stone lies 20m east of the Coleford to St Briavels B4228 south of the football field at Clearwell Meend - quite easy to find
Read More at Pastscape, Monument Number 109396.
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