<< Our Photo Pages >> Crow Hill Standing Stone - Standing Stone (Menhir) in England in Nottinghamshire
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Crow Hill Standing StoneCountry: England County: Nottinghamshire Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Beeston Nearest Village: Bramcote
Map Ref: SK50403805
Latitude: 52.937488N Longitude: 1.251544W
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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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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 |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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littledot63 visited on 18th Nov 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Found the stone just behind the bench at the top of Crow Hill. Unassuming and secure in its mystery. It doesn't have to explain itself or put on a show for us passing pilgrims.
ESgt have visited here
Crow Hill Standing Stone is in park land extending from the Hemlock Stone, and is at the end just off the A52 into Nottingham by Bramcote Island. It sits amongst over-gown earthworks at an elevation of 76m. Markings on one face might be a date carved as 1777.
Ref: http://www.indigogroup.co.uk/edge/Nottston.htm
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