<< Our Photo Pages >> Goose Stones - Standing Stone (Menhir) in England in Oxfordshire
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Goose StonesCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 3.924 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Oxfordshire Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Chipping Norton Nearest Village: Chastleton
Map Ref: SP255287 Landranger Map Number: OL45
Latitude: 51.956207N Longitude: 1.630335W
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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poho visited on 29th Dec 2022 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Saw the stones as part of a walk around the local sites. They are scattered along the sides of the Grey Goose Lane, which has fantastic views across the valley.
4clydesdale7 visited on 8th Apr 2012 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 These stones are really 'Rugg' or 'Rugge' stones i.e. a geological feature - the stones have been collected over many years of field clearance
custer visited on 19th Nov 2011 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 2 Access: 4 Nice walk, inspiring countryside, lots of stones south of the road but they look pretty bashed up.
hamish TheCaptain have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.33 Ambience: 3.33 Access: 3.67
It is said that the Goose stones are petrified Geese turned into stone for grazing Chastleton Common illicitly. Their 'owner' or 'guardian', an old lady used to drive them down Grey Goose Lane to graze. Despite being warned about this she continued the practise and the stones are all that were left of her Geese.
What happened to her is unknown, the stones however have been dragged away to adorn a local landowners garden. All that remains are a few loose oolites scattered across the common, and a possible monolith. The location commands a good view of the valley to the north west of the site and is located close to Adlestrop hill site of several now overgrown and abused long barrows.
Access: Across a public footpath in a field not far from a gate and cattle grid. Text contributed by Tom Wilson.
Note: Photo © Celia Haddon
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