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<< Our Photo Pages >> Ingatestone - Standing Stones in England in Essex

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Ingatestone
Country: England County: Essex Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Billericay  Nearest Village: Ingatestone
Map Ref: TQ65119959  Landranger Map Number: 143
Latitude: 51.670822N  Longitude: 0.386297E
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.
3 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.
5 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
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Ingatestone submitted by theCaptain : Two of the large sarsens now flank the entrance to Fryerning Road from the High Street. This is the pair looking north. (Vote or comment on this photo)
The village of Ingatestone lies on the old A12 London to Colchester road to the south of Chelmsford in Essex. For this area devoid of large stone, it remarkably has three large sarsen stones, with other smaller bits scattered around and built into the church walls. It was almost certainly left here by glacial action during the ice age.

Two of the large sarsens now flank the entrance to Fryerning Road from the High Street, whilst the third (to which the grid ref belongs) is nowadays to be found in the churchyard beside the south entry.

The name Ingatestone originates from the ancient Yenge-atte-Stone which translates into the modern 'parcel of land by the stone'. In Roman times, the latin placename was "Ging ad Petram" possibly implying that the locals were of the Gigingas tribe, and again Petram referring to the stone.

It is unknown whether the pieces of sarsen once all belonged to a single large standing stone, or if indeed there was once a stone circle here - perhaps on the small mound where the church now stands. It's nice to dream!

See also article on Sacred Stones of Essex
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Ingatestone submitted by Thorgrim : Two of Ingatestone's six stones flank the entrance to Fryerning Road. TL 651997. See article on Sacred Stones of Essex (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Ingatestone submitted by theCaptain : Two of the large sarsens now flank the entrance to Fryerning Road from the High Street. This is the northern stone. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Ingatestone submitted by theCaptain : A third stone is nowadays to be found in the churchyard beside the south entry. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Ingatestone submitted by theCaptain (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Ingatestone submitted by theCaptain : A third stone is nowadays to be found in the churchyard. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ingatestone
Ingatestone submitted by theCaptain : Two of the large sarsens now flank the entrance to Fryerning Road from the High Street. This is the southern stone.

Ingatestone
Ingatestone submitted by theCaptain : Two of the large sarsens now flank the entrance to Fryerning Road from the High Street. This is the pair looking south.

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Ingatestone submitted by trui :

Ingatestone Church Stone
Ingatestone Church Stone submitted by trui : Another sarsen stone away from the 2 stones in the High Street, was found in 1905 in the north wall of the St Edmund & Mary parish church when the organ chamber was being built, so it was placed near to the south porch. size approx 90 x 60 x 40 cms

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