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<< Our Photo Pages >> Peter's Pence Stone - Standing Stone (Menhir) in England in Leicestershire and Rutland

Submitted by enkidu41 on Tuesday, 17 August 2004  Page Views: 7857

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Peter's Pence Stone Alternative Name: Robin Hood's Stone
Country: England County: Leicestershire and Rutland Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Market Harborough
Map Ref: SP740874
Latitude: 52.479518N  Longitude: 0.91184W
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.
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
3

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ChristopherJones visited on 3rd Dec 2019 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5 Very nice area, there is a church ruin of St Mary in Arden very nearby.

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Peter's Pence Stone
Peter's Pence Stone submitted by enkidu41 : Used by kind permission of Bob Trubshaw, from his Interactive Little-known Leicestershire and Rutland CD-ROM. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone in Leicestershire and Rutland.
This large sandstone block is near the ruined church of St. Mary in Arden in Market Harborough.

"Peter's pennies" were levies imposed by Rome on the people of Britain in mediaeval times.


Based on the description by, and used by kind permission of, Bob Trubshaw, from his Interactive Little-known Leicestershire and Rutland CD-ROM.
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Peter's Pence Stone
Peter's Pence Stone submitted by ChristopherJones : View of the Peter's pence stone, right near the ruins of St. Mary in Arden church. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Peter's Pence Stone
Peter's Pence Stone submitted by attlebax : Site in Leicestershire and Rutland England. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Peter's Pence Stone
Peter's Pence Stone submitted by attlebax (Vote or comment on this photo)

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