<< Our Photo Pages >> Hallrigg Standing Stone - Standing Stone (Menhir) in England in Cumbria
Submitted by nicoladidsbury on Wednesday, 11 April 2007 Page Views: 9943
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Hallrigg Standing Stone Alternative Name: none knownCountry: England County: Cumbria Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Penrith Nearest Village: Plumpton
Map Ref: NY4865737482
Latitude: 54.729686N Longitude: 2.798784W
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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Anne T saw from a distance on 28th May 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 1 Hallrigg Standing Stone, Plumpton: The nearest we could get was the very back (staff only area) of the Pot Place Car Park, and we asked permission to take this photograph from the member of staff working in this area.
We did try numerous other ways to get closer to the standing stone, but couldn't even find a track and/or gate to walk across the fields, or who to ask permission off.
Photo taken with a tripod and 50-300mm zoom lens at maximum zoom, but even this didn't give an excellent photo, given the haze in the atmosphere.
Beanie saw from a distance on 31st May 2017 - their rating: Cond: 4 Access: 1 Was able to see the stone from the train between Carlisle and Penrith, and just visible from the bus to Plumpton. The closest I could get was The Pot Place car park. Photographs were taken using a compact camera - anyone with a digiscope would do a lot better.
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Access: 1
I have called it Hallrigg standing stone as that is the nearest farm on the west side of the Petrill river, though in modern times the farm is separated from the stone by the M6 motorway and the West Coast main line railway line.
Access to the stone is virtually impossible, as it lies on private land, with no nearby roads.
It is due west of Long Meg, which lies 5 miles to the east as the crow flies.
It is 2 miles NNW of Lowhouse Standing stone (also know as Holme Head Standing Stone), and stands on the West bank of the Petrill, similar to Lowhouse.
It appears to be red sandstone, approx 1.5M tall.
It seems important to note the similarity to Lowhouse, though it is much smaller. Do these stones mark a route north, following the banks of the Petrill?
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