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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cockett Standing StoneCountry: Wales
NOTE: This site is 1.985 km away from the location you searched for.
County: West Glamorgan Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Swansea Nearest Village: Cockett
Map Ref: SS6253194791
Latitude: 51.635080N Longitude: 3.987765W
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 |
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Standing Stone (Menhir) in West Glamorgan
The monument comprises an impressive standing stone, probably dating to the Bronze Age (c.2300 BC - 800 BC).
It is a slab of quartz conglomerate, set on end and standing 1.2m in height and measuring 1.2m in thickness from east to west and 0.4m in width.
51.6350835,-3.9877696
https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/305623/
https://ancientmonuments.uk/129001-cockett-standing-stone-cockett
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