<< Our Photo Pages >> Holford Standing Stone - Standing Stone (Menhir) in England in Somerset
Submitted by TimPrevett on Thursday, 25 July 2002 Page Views: 6591
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Holford Standing StoneCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 2.651 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Somerset Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Williton Nearest Village: Holford
Map Ref: ST142408 Landranger Map Number: 181
Latitude: 51.159993N Longitude: 3.22834W
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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I discovered this little stone while out for a general walk when we stopped for a couple nights at Holford Youth Hostel. Situated on the north edge of the Quantock Hills, overlooking the Bristol Channel, with views across to South Wales, it is a beautiful area.
As for accessing the stone, the grid reference is approximate; if you were ever to visit the Holford Youth Hostel, take a ramble up on to the hills (using one of the small OS maps they loan out). Given that the stone, as far as I know, is not marked on a map, and the numerous paths, finding this stone may be difficult!
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