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<< Our Photo Pages >> Odo and Dodo - Standing Stones in England in Gloucestershire

Submitted by coldrum on Tuesday, 05 January 2010  Page Views: 9042

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Odo and Dodo Alternative Name: Oddo and Doddo
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.071 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Gloucestershire Type: Standing Stones

Map Ref: SO98402935
Latitude: 51.962628N  Longitude: 2.024695W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
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 4 Ambience:
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4Good
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1Awful
0No data.
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5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
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2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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4clydesdale7 visited on 17th Nov 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Stones set in a private garden beside the finish line on the Prescott Hill Climb

Odo and Dodo
Odo and Dodo submitted by 4clydesdale7 : Odo or Dodo? (Vote or comment on this photo)
Two upright stones known as "Odo and Dodo", now in the grounds of Prescott House, were reported by Mr Passmore to have been removed from Nottingham Hill Camp about 1860. One is 7ft high, the other 6ft, and both taper to a rough point.

"Oddo and Doddo" were founders of Tewkesbury Abbey (1102 AD),
the portraits and arms of whom are recorded in a late 15th century
manuscript.

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Odo and Dodo
Odo and Dodo submitted by 4clydesdale7 : Odo and Dodo with a tree between them in case they argue! (Vote or comment on this photo)

Odo and Dodo
Odo and Dodo submitted by 4clydesdale7 : Dodo or Odo? (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SO9829 : Prescott Speed Hill Climb 1974 by Roy Hughes
by Roy Hughes
©2012(licence)
SO9829 : Ettore's Bend, Prescott. by Mike Dodman
by Mike Dodman
©2010(licence)
SO9829 : Prescott Hill Climb by Peter Randall-Cook
by Peter Randall-Cook
©2010(licence)
SO9829 : Woolstone Hill viewed from the northern slopes of Nottingham Hill by Philip Halling
by Philip Halling
©2006(licence)
SO9829 : Prescott hillclimb course by Steven Brown
by Steven Brown
©2014(licence)

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Re: Odo and Dodo by 4clydesdale7 on Thursday, 17 November 2011
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Two Standing Stones do indeed reside in the Gardens of Prescott House close to the summit of the world famous Prescott Hill Climb -

Folklore suggests that the Stones were originally situate in the Iron Age Camp on Nottingham Hill about one mile to the South - the Stones (both in excess of 2m high) now lean quite appreciably but they are obviously well cared for set in a mature lawn that is well manicured -

The Stones are named Odo and Dodo after Oddo and Doddo the founding fathers of the Benedictine Monastery at Tewkesbury in AD715 some 300yrs+ before Tewkesbury Abbey itself was built - Oddo and Doddo were reputedly Mercian Chieftains who owned a great deal of land in the Stanway Hundred within which lies the small hamlet of Prescott - both were also substantial benefactors to the Church Endowment in Pershore (Worcs) and are said to be buried in Pershore Abbey -

Within the same gardens are a number of other large stones - well worth a visit (but not on Hill Climb day - unless you drive a Bugatti!)

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