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

Submitted by willowman1 on Wednesday, 28 September 2016  Page Views: 3647

Natural PlacesSite Name: Mendlesham Preaching Stone
Country: England County: Suffolk Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Mendlesham
Map Ref: TM103658
Latitude: 52.250169N  Longitude: 1.079402E
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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Mendlesham Preaching Stone submitted by willowman1 : The Preaching Stone, taken in the mid-1970's. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Erratic in Suffolk

The Preaching Stone is a glacial erratic in Old Market Street, Mendlesham. It was supposedly used in the 15th century by wandering friars as a gathering point for their open air preaching, and by John Wesley 300 years later.
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TM1065 : Old Market Street, Mendlesham by Geographer
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