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<< Our Photo Pages >> Saffron Walden Puddingstone - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in England in Essex

Submitted by Thorgrim on Sunday, 23 January 2005  Page Views: 7303

Natural PlacesSite Name: Saffron Walden Puddingstone Alternative Name: Hangman's Stone
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.3 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Essex Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Saffron Walden
Map Ref: TL530389
Latitude: 52.027415N  Longitude: 0.228700E
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.
-1Completely destroyed
 no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 no data Access:
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
0No data.
 no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Saffron Walden Puddingstone
Saffron Walden Puddingstone submitted by Thorgrim : This stone is known as the Hangman's Stone and is one of many so named across Britain. The story goes that a sheep stealer took a sheep and tied its legs together. Feeling tired, he stopped to sleep by the stone on his way home. The sheep struggled and slipped over the far side thus strangling the thief. Next morning, the two were found tied together with a deep groove across the top of the sto... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Originally standing in the nearby village of Littlebury, this stone was moved to this garden folly by Jabez Gibson.
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