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<< Text Pages >> Long Tom (Markelo) - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Netherlands in Overijssel

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Natural PlacesSite Name: Long Tom (Markelo)
Country: Netherlands Province: Overijssel Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Hengelo  Nearest Village: Markelo
Latitude: 52.234389N  Longitude: 6.495427E
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.
2 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
5

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Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Overijssel

Long Tom is a large glacial erratic at the tourist office in Markelo. It was found somewhere around 1900 on the Kattenberg and moved to its current spot in 1988. It is named after a large english field gun.

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