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<< Text Pages >> Horn Mountain Stone - Standing Stone (Menhir) in United States in The South

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Horn Mountain Stone Alternative Name: 1Cy225
Country: United States Region: The South Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Birmingham, AL  Nearest Village: Sylacauga, AL
Latitude: 33.242000N  Longitude: 86.087W
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
2
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Standing Stone (Menhir) in Clay County, Alabama.
Made of local schist, this stone was described in 2004 as, "a large stone obelisk standing straight up in the center" of a stone mound. The structure is located at one of the highest elevations of Horn Mountain in the Talladega National Forest.

The stone and mound are presumed to be prehistoric due to the location, size, and context. Other stone mounds and walls are found north and north central Alabama.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The location given is only roughly accurate and should not be used, without additional information, for visiting the site. The location will be updated when possible.

[Source: Donald B. Ball and John C. Waggoner, Jr., "Megaliths in the Upland South: Imposing Stones of Uncertain Function," (PDF) Journal of Alabama Archaeology, Vol 56, No. I, 2010.]
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