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<< Text Pages >> Bawdon Monolith - Standing Stone (Menhir) in England in Leicestershire and Rutland

Submitted by enkidu41 on Saturday, 14 August 2004  Page Views: 5231

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Bawdon Monolith
Country: England County: Leicestershire and Rutland Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Loughborough  Nearest Village: Woodhouse Eaves
Map Ref: SK49851400
Latitude: 52.721362N  Longitude: 1.263391W
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
4

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Standing Stone in Leicestershire and Rutland.
A recumbent stone nearly 3' long in the middle of a field to the immediate south-east of farm buildings.

["Standing Stones and Mark Stones of Leicestershire and Rutland", Bob Trubshaw, 1991, Albion Press]
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SK4913 : Bawdon Castle Farm by Mat Fascione
by Mat Fascione
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SK4913 : Grassland near Bawdon Castle Farm by Mat Fascione
by Mat Fascione
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SK5013 : Farmland towards Black Hill by JThomas
by JThomas
©2012(licence)
SK4913 : Field south of Beacon Road by Mat Fascione
by Mat Fascione
©2013(licence)
SK5013 : Rolling the grass in a field of horse jumps by Ian Calderwood
by Ian Calderwood
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