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Date UncertainSite Name: Finedon StoneCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 8.242 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Northamptonshire Type: Marker Stone
Nearest Town: Finedon
Map Ref: SP9161871928
Latitude: 52.337793N Longitude: 0.656731W
Condition:
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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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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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 |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
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At the Finedon History Day in 2017, Jon-Paul Carr (Secretary of
the Northamptonshire Heritage Forum) was on the guided walk
round Finedon. He was interested in the stone behind the railings in Dolben Square. What is its importance? Francis Terry, leading the walk, quoted from John Bailey’s book “Finedon otherwise Thingdon “, p190 2nd para”: To all appearances, it is one of those stones set down in prehistoric times to mark a boundary or track and, if so, has been there for thousands of years…
Adjacent to the stone used to stand a public pump and there was at one time a similar, but smaller, stone which lay alongside the first. Jon-Paul suggested that it would be informative for locals and visitors to have a plaque on the railings explaining the stone’s significance. The Society successfully applied for a small community grant from Wellingborough Borough Council and, although there was some delay while the railings were painted, the plaque was erected earlier last year. The Society is very grateful for the Council’s financial support.
When you are next in Finedon, do go to Dolben square and have a look.
Source: Ancient Stone, Dolben Square by Rachel Terry in the Finedon Local History Society newsletter.
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