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<< Our Photo Pages >> Seat of Judgement - Leighton Bromswold - Marker Stone in England in Cambridgeshire

Submitted by MattEU on Monday, 29 September 2008  Page Views: 7270

Multi-periodSite Name: Seat of Judgement - Leighton Bromswold
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 3.22 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Cambridgeshire Type: Marker Stone
 Nearest Village: Leighton Bromswold
Map Ref: TL112756
Latitude: 52.367176N  Longitude: 0.368223W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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.
5 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
2

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Seat of Judgement - Leighton Bromswold
Seat of Judgement - Leighton Bromswold submitted by MattEU : Seat of Judgement on its modern plinth, in a pleasant setting (Vote or comment on this photo)
An ancient Seat of Judgement found in the picturesque village of Leighton Bromswold. One of 4 that were originally in the area. Just 1 mile off the A14, near a good Real Ale pub, so worth a break :)

Drive into the village near small rolling hills until you get to the Green Man pub and turn right. A couple of hundred yards down the tree lined road you will find the stone on its plinth in front of the Church. There are a couple of benches for you to sit down on facing the leafy road but not facing the Church.

The Church does not seem to have any real distinctive features apart from the drainpipe which has to be seen to be believed (or look at the photo!).

I could not find the original location of the stone, as it has been moved to its present location.
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Seat of Judgement - Leighton Bromswold
Seat of Judgement - Leighton Bromswold submitted by MattEU : The stone is next to the Church (Vote or comment on this photo)

Seat of Judgement - Leighton Bromswold
Seat of Judgement - Leighton Bromswold submitted by MattEU : The Church Drain Pipe! (Vote or comment on this photo)

Seat of Judgement - Leighton Bromswold
Seat of Judgement - Leighton Bromswold submitted by MattEU : Closer image of the stone (Vote or comment on this photo)

Seat of Judgement - Leighton Bromswold
Seat of Judgement - Leighton Bromswold submitted by MattEU : Plague describing the history of the 1000 year stone and the others that were (?) in the area (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Seat 0f Judgement - Leighton Bromswold by coldrum on Wednesday, 31 March 2010
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Re: Seat 0f Judgement - Leighton Bromswold by Anonymous on Wednesday, 01 October 2008
Probably of interest to you is The Puddingstone Trail.
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Re: Seat 0f Judgement - Leighton Bromswold by MattEU on Monday, 29 September 2008
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The Whet Stone (Hergest Ridge) in Herefordshire appears to be a similar type of stone with flat sides on a ridge.

The "LA TABLE DES MARTHES" in Jersey is also a Law Stone where the locals "signed" contracts.

Are other Glacial Erratics actually Folklore Stones?
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