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<< Our Photo Pages >> Toad Rock - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in England in Kent

Submitted by HOLYWELL on Friday, 29 February 2008  Page Views: 10254

Natural PlacesSite Name: Toad Rock
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.991 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Kent Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Tunbridge Wells  Nearest Village: Rushall
Map Ref: TQ5681539560
Latitude: 51.133847N  Longitude: 0.239930E
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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.
4 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
5

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ScottHK visited on 11th Sep 2016 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 5

Majick123 visited on 1st Aug 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 5 Nice little site. All natural, very beautiful.

Twistytwirly visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 3.33 Access: 4.67

Toad Rock
Toad Rock submitted by Majick123 : Toad rock, In Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Kent

Toad rock an odd natural wind blown sandstone rock on the common. It has been deemed to have special powers and was probably had cultish associations.
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Toad Rock
Toad Rock submitted by Majick123 : Panoramic (About 270*) of Toad Rock from on top pr the surrounding rocks. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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TQ5639 : Toad Rock by Robin Webster
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TQ5639 : Toad Rock by N Chadwick
by N Chadwick
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Re: Toad Rock by davidmorgan on Sunday, 04 August 2013
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Re: Toad Rock by Majick123 on Sunday, 04 August 2013
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51.133851,0.239937 [updated]

The Location you have puts it right in the middle of Tunbridge Wells, ahd ths just outside near rusthall.

According to Google Maps this new location is right on the top of Toad Rock
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