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Natural PlacesSite Name: Lion of Kent
Country: England County: Kent Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Maidstone, Kent  Nearest Village: Bearsted
Map Ref: TQ7956855225
Latitude: 51.267890N  Longitude: 0.572641E
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.
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
4

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Natural Stone in Kent

Lion of Kent PH , A20 Bearsted, Kent

The entrance to the car park is via yeoman road - there is a long car park to the west of the pub and a small section of car park for approx 8 cars on the north (rear) side of the pub - the stone is in the corner of this car park, you drive right up and park next to it
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
TQ7955 : Yeoman Lane by N Chadwick
by N Chadwick
©2009(licence)
TQ7955 : The Lion of Kent, Bearsted by Chris Whippet
by Chris Whippet
©2014(licence)
TQ7955 : The Lion of Kent, Bearsted by David Howard
by David Howard
©2016(licence)
TQ7955 : Yeoman Lane, Bearsted by Chris Whippet
by Chris Whippet
©2014(licence)
TQ7955 : The Kentish Yeoman, Ashford Rd by N Chadwick
by N Chadwick
©2009(licence)

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