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<< Text Pages >> Cockett Standing Stone - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Wales in West Glamorgan

Submitted by DavidHoyle on Sunday, 22 January 2023  Page Views: 570

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cockett Standing Stone
Country: 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:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4
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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

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https://ancientmonuments.uk/129001-cockett-standing-stone-cockett

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