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Multi-periodSite Name: Abson ChurchCountry: England County: Gloucestershire Type: Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Bristol Nearest Village: Pucklechurch
Map Ref: ST70557485
Latitude: 51.471841N Longitude: 2.425392W
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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One article describes it as an ithyphallic demon, in other words, a pagan effigy, (could be Pan for instance) from an earlier church. Its probable later use is to frighten superstitious christian worshippers into conforming. Fragments of saxon knotwork stone in the wall, and doorway that may be saxon.
Roman and Saxon dominance round this part of South Gloucester is well recorded.
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