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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Giant's Chair (Yorkshire)Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.856 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Yorkshire (South) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Sheffield Nearest Village: Dore
Map Ref: SK291814
Latitude: 53.328721N Longitude: 1.564534W
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 |
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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 |
| 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 |
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Sidney Oldall Addy in his 1888 book 'A glossary of words used in the neighbourhood of Sheffield' states, "Before we reach the Han Kirk Hill the road (A625 Hathersage Road) makes a sharp bend, and we cross a deep and weird valley, which lies at the foot of this hill, and is called Meggon-gin Hollow. Below, and on the other side of the road is the Giant's Chair. The oath 'by the Meggons,' which is well known to the old inhabitants of Sheffield, appears to explain this word, for I take it to mean ' By the Powers,' the Anglo-Saxon megyn meaning 'power.' Meggon, then may refer to the same Titanic power which, according to the old fables, scattered the great stones on Han Kirk Hill, gin being an opening or narrow valley. The Giant's Chair is not marked on the maps, but it is remembered by the old inhabitants, several of whom have mentioned it to me. The proximity of Giant's Chair to Han Kirk Hill (Giant's Church Hill) is not without significance."
Despite Addey's claim that 'The Giant's Chair is not marked on the maps' he does show it on his reproduction of an earlier map by Fairbank. It is not clear if the Giant's Chair was a standing stone or a sculptured stone. Perhaps it still exists in the edge of the nearby Blacka Plantation?
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