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<< Our Photo Pages >> Gun Hill Standing Stone - Standing Stone (Menhir) in England in Staffordshire

Submitted by vicky on Tuesday, 23 July 2002  Page Views: 19549

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Gun Hill Standing Stone
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 3.248 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Staffordshire Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Leek
Map Ref: SJ969612  Landranger Map Number: 118
Latitude: 53.147931N  Longitude: 2.047805W
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.
 3 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.
 4 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
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Gun Hill Standing Stone
Gun Hill Standing Stone submitted by vicky : A standing stone on Gun Hill in Staffordshire. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone in Staffordshire

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Gun Hill Standing Stone submitted by postman : A lovely coloured stne (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Gun Hill Standing Stone submitted by jackdaw1 : Standing alone on the moors near to The Roaches is Gun Hill standing stone over looking Jodrell Bank. Modern astronomy meets old! (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Gun Hill Standing Stone submitted by postman : Gun hill standing stone amid a sea of grass. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Gun Hill Standing Stone submitted by postman : Looking over to The Cloud, the notch on the left horizon contains the Bridestones burial chamber (Vote or comment on this photo)

Gun Hill Standing Stone
Gun Hill Standing Stone submitted by JamesDByrne : Gun Hill standing stone, August 30th. 2005 10:17am, showing the view of the top, with stone colour revealed. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Gun Hill Standing Stone
Gun Hill Standing Stone submitted by JamesDByrne : Gun Hill standing stone with Bosley Cloud prominant in the background. August 30th. 2005 10:17am (1 comment)

Gun Hill Standing Stone
Gun Hill Standing Stone submitted by JamesDByrne : The other gateway stone.

Gun Hill Standing Stone
Gun Hill Standing Stone submitted by JamesDByrne : One of a pair of stones flanking the moden wooden gate & stile at the entrance to the footpath from the roadway.

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Re: Gun Hill Standing Stone by Anonymous on Wednesday, 01 January 2020
No sign of wooden gates or fence now and it’s partner..? Ex gatepost is now fallen flat and sinking into the mire!
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Re: Gun Hill Standing Stone by alanlw on Monday, 12 August 2019
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Is there any evidence this is a stone shaped by man? If so, in what period? Thanks.
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Re: Gun Hill Standing Stone by Cloudman on Wednesday, 11 May 2011
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When visiting Gun Hill a grisly event in its history recorded in the papers and books of Plot, Sleigh & Miller is worth thinking about. It was the trial and execution of John Naden in 1732. Naden had been found guilty at a court in Stafford, of murdering his employer, Robert Brough of Whitelee Farm, Swythamley. He was held on the night prior to his execution at The Cock Inn at Leek, which then occupied a site at the top corner of the Market Place. It is recorded there was a lot of drinking and singing. Then the next day he was taken to Gun-Ridge preceded by choirs from several local churches and hanged and gibbeted somewhere near to the packhorse road. Naden’s bones dropped piece-meal from the chains and never received burial. Nice!
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Re: Gun Hill Standing Stone by TimPrevett on Sunday, 29 October 2006
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I think this standing stone has had a previous life as something else; it has a very squared off base, making me think of a cross shaft.
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Re: Gun Hill Standing Stone by JamesDByrne on Tuesday, 30 August 2005
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Visited on 30th. August 2005. At the exact lat/long given, which is some distance off the path to the right, (before the stone is reached) is a large (20-30 yard) circular patch of trampled heather! A number of feet have maybe been treading around trying to find the stone!

At the path entrance, note the two large stones, which have evidently been used as gateposts in the distant past. Old rusty hinges have been affixed with lead. These stones look "un-natural" and I wonder if they were once part of some destroyed structure in this immediate area. Note also the collection of large stones to the immediate right of the path a little way from the stile.

The stone itself is not easy to spot until nearly reached and is a fair way up the path! Don't give up too soon! The weathered top is cracked and reveals the sandy nature of the stone, typical of that in the Leek area. I noticed that the rough sides of the stone seemed aligned on the distant Bosley Cloud on the horizon which is a very prominant marker.

I'll post exact lat & long. when I've downloaded the fix from the GPS.
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Re: Gun Hill Standing Stone by tracy on Friday, 19 August 2005
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To find this stone by car, leave the village of Meerbrook and head up the hill towards Rushton Spencer. At the brow of the hill, park in the lay-by on the left. Across the road, climb the stile and follow the footpath towards the trig point.

The stone is on the right, just off the path, surrounded by heather. It is a shapely little stone, with erosion on the top. When I drew it, I was struck by how similar it looks to a human torso - it almost seems to have a waist.

It is a beautiful, breezy spot with great views of the surrounding countryside. I don't know why it is called Gun Hill, but the whole time I was there I could hear guns being fired and dogs barking madly in response, which added to the slightly surreal, haunting atmosphere.

It is worth a walk up to the trig point for more long-range views. As I walked back towards the stone and looked at it from a distance, it seemed to highlight and echo the shape of a mound or hill some miles away, which appeared from this angle to be directly behind it. Gun Hill is a wonderful place which feels ancient and magical. Thankyou for drawing my attention to it.
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