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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Bradgate Hunt's Hill StoneCountry: England County: Leicestershire and Rutland Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Leicester Nearest Village: Newton Linford
Map Ref: SK5247111651 Landranger Map Number: 129
Latitude: 52.700000N Longitude: 1.224964W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
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 |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
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 |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Marko visited on 17th Mar 2018 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 3 Access: 4 Debate over whether this site is a genuine standing stone or something some rogue Boy Scouts erected (if so then i hope they got a badge for it?!).
Very easy to find : 2 to 3 minute walk behind the toilet block as described elsewhere!
NickyD visited - their rating: Amb: 3 Access: 4
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Ambience: 3 Access: 4
Situated just outside Bradgate Park in Leicestershire at Grid Ref SK524116, turn left at the public toilets and enter the wood to it's left. The stone stands right in the middle by a large Holly bush. Several recumbant stones surround the stone and there is a possible cist just to the west (other side of the bush).
Note: Bradgate Park excavation open day, Sun 2nd Jul 2017, where they have found a nationally significant Upper Palaeolithic site and prehistoric earthworks, see the comments on our page for more details. Lots more British Archaeology Festival events coming up, more next week
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