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<< Our Photo Pages >> Baal Stone - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in England in Suffolk

Submitted by willowman1 on Wednesday, 28 September 2016  Page Views: 2465

Natural PlacesSite Name: Baal Stone
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 6.769 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Suffolk Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
 Nearest Village: Whepstead
Map Ref: TL82375776
Latitude: 52.187924N  Longitude: 0.666425E
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
5 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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Baal Stone
Baal Stone submitted by willowman1 : The Baal Stone at Whepstead. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Erratic in Suffolk

A glacial erratic 1.2m x 1m x 1m, beside Rede Road, near the village of Whepstead.
Locally it has gained the name of the Baal Stone, with tales that sacrifices used to take place on the stone. There is a rough and shallow channel on top, which some say was for the blood to drain away. Authorities say that it is the base of a medieval wayside cross, and its position on Stonecross Green seems to bear that out. But unless it's underneath, there is no socket hole for any shaft to have fitted into.
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