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Natural PlacesSite Name: Omphalos Stone (Glastonbury Abbey)Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.702 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Somerset Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Glastonbury
Map Ref: ST501387
Latitude: 51.145376N Longitude: 2.714728W
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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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Ambience: 3.5 Access: 4
Found at the rear of the Abbott's Kitchen in Glastonbury Abbey. It is a Tor Burr with a slot cut into the top for a cross.
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