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<< Text Pages >> Claybrooke Magna - Standing Stone (Menhir) in England in Leicestershire and Rutland

Submitted by enkidu41 on Saturday, 14 August 2004  Page Views: 7641

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Claybrooke Magna
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.665 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Leicestershire and Rutland Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Leicester  Nearest Village: Claybrooke Magna
Map Ref: SP493885
Latitude: 52.492192N  Longitude: 1.275325W
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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Standing Stone in Leicestershire and Rutland.
A 3' long recumbent stone witha U-shaped depression in the top.

["Standing Stones and Mark Stones of Leicestershire and Rutland", Bob Trubshaw, 1991, Albion Press]
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SP4988 : Bell Street, Claybrooke Magna by David Howard
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SP4988 : Main Road, Claybrooke Magna by David Howard
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SP4988 : Main Road, Claybrooke Magna by Ian S
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SP4988 : Main Street, Claybrooke Magna by Alan Murray-Rust
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SP4988 : Houses on Main Road, Claybrooke Magna by David Howard
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