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Natural PlacesSite Name: War StoneCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 3.226 km away from the location you searched for.
County: West Midlands Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Birmingham Nearest Village: Ladywood
Map Ref: SP058877 Landranger Map Number: 139
Latitude: 52.487188N Longitude: 1.916015W
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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alchemille visited on 1st Apr 2019 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5
alchemille visited on 1st Apr 2019 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 5 Ambience: 5 Access: 5
The War Stone sits on its plinth in Warstone Lane, overlooking the people who pass by. Birmingham has no natural rock, so this stone, which was deposited nearby by a glacier during the last ice age, has done well to remain here since the Mesolithic.
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