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<< Our Photo Pages >> Wades Stone (South) - Standing Stone (Menhir) in England in Yorkshire (North)

Submitted by DavidRaven on Friday, 13 May 2005  Page Views: 11066

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Wades Stone (South)
Country: England County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Whitby  Nearest Village: East Barnby
Map Ref: NZ8305113007
Latitude: 54.505585N  Longitude: 0.718927W
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.
4 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.
3 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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Anne T saw from a distance on 4th Mar 2020 Wades Stone (South): As per our last visit, we were unable to find anyone to ask at the now Council Depot (not the Outdoor Centre as marked on the map), and couldn't see any field access into the field containing the stone, either from the corner of East Barnby Lane and the A171 (at NZ 82845 13203), or off the main road. As there were other sites we were really keen to see, we drove on without making an attempt to see this stone. Shame.

Anne T visited on 15th Aug 2014 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 From Wade’s Stone North, we drove back down Goldsborough Lane to the junction with the A174 and crossed straight over to East Barnby. Immediately over the road junction, there is a view of Wade’s Stone South from the first field gate (about 50 yards south of the junction), to the right hand side of the road. There are no public footpaths leading to the stone, so we contemplated asking the Outdoor Centre next door if we could walk to the back of their site and hop over the hedge to take a photograph. However, this place was very forbidding, with many notices requesting ‘visitors to report to reception’ and a strong, metal barrier across the entrance gate, it had more of a feeling of a strict army camp rather than an outdoor activity centre. There was no-one wandering around, so we bottled out. Bumping up onto the verge opposite the Centre, we walked back to the field gate by the road junction and looked over. There was a clear track used by a tractor from the field gate diagonally across the field to the Wade’s Stone South field. I later regretted not being brave enough to walk across the field to get a closer photograph, but the part of me that obeys the code/rules baulked at trespassing. We used my 300 mm lens to take a photograph of this stone; however, as this lens doesn’t have any vibration correction, the shots were fuzzy. I’m going to try and track down the farmer/landowner, and next time we head back (hopefully to see the Old Wife’s Neck), we can include this in our list of sites to visit.

Wades Stone (South)
Wades Stone (South) submitted by DavidRaven : The southern Wade's Stone, looking north. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Like it's counterpart further north, this prehistoric standing stone is thought to have originally been one of a pair. It stands 6ft high, 2.5 ft wide by 1.5 ft thick.

The remains of an Anglo-Saxon inhumation and a spearhead were discovered at the base of the stone.
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Wades Stone (South)
Wades Stone (South) submitted by Anne T : Wade's Stone South from the field gate next to the road junction of the A174 with the lane to East Barnby. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wades Stone (South)
Wades Stone (South) submitted by Bladup : Wades Stone (South). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wades Stone (South)
Wades Stone (South) submitted by DavidRaven : The southern Wade's Stone. The stone seems to have fallen some time between February 15th and March 8th 2008. The crop looks like it's last autumn's sowing, so I doubt it was a tractor that knocked it over. It looks like it wasn't planted very deeply - maybe it was the earthquake?! (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wades Stone (South)
Wades Stone (South) submitted by DavidRaven : The southern Wade's Stone. Just visible is the socket in the soil that held the stone upright, and a shallow depression around this (caused by stock animals wandering around it?). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wades Stone (South)
Wades Stone (South) submitted by DavidRaven : A fallen giant :-(

Wades Stone (South)
Wades Stone (South) submitted by DavidRaven : The curious features on the southern stone, that looked like the stone had 'melted'. These features were raised proud of the stone, leading us to think it was a harder material? It didn't seem to be a seperate piece of rock stuck on the surface, appearing more like it merged into the stone. Can any geologists out there tell us what type of rock it is, and what the smoother, harder parts are? Cheer...

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Re: Wades Stone (South) by littlegilll on Saturday, 17 October 2015
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Hi
Does anyone know if this stone is now standing?
Gill
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    Re: Wades Stone (South) by johndhunter on Thursday, 12 October 2017
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    While the question was asked a few years ago in case any one is reading the comments and is still wondering if the stone is back up the answer is yes, it was re-erected by Tees Archaeology about November 2011
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Re: Wades Stone (South) by Anonymous on Saturday, 15 March 2008
As of the 8th March 2008 this stone is no longer standing! Drove past it and its flat on the ground. No idea whats caused it to fall possibly it's been knocked by a tractor or maybe that lil earthquake we had toppled it, either way it's fallen over. What i'd like to know is who to get in touch with to have it re-erected?
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    Re: Wades Stone (South) by DavidRaven on Monday, 17 March 2008
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    I drove past on the 15th February and it was still standing then.

    You could try contacting the Rural Archaeologist at North Yorkshire Council? Email:-

    archaeology@northyorks.gov.uk

    Or telephone 01609 533578.

    Good luck!
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    Re: Wades Stone (South) by DavidRaven on Thursday, 27 March 2008
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    I contacted the Rural Archaeologist myself, but they said it wasn't their responsibility. They said that as it lay within the National Park boundary I should get in touch with the North Yorks Moors National Park. They also advised contacting English Heritage as the stone is a Scheduled Monument. I emailed both organisations on March 25th and am currently awaiting their replies.

    Cheers
    Dave
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    Re: Wades Stone (South) by DavidRaven on Friday, 28 March 2008
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    Just a quick update.
    Today I received an email from Graham Lee; the Senior Archaeological Conservation Officer for the North York Moors National Park Authority. He said:-

    "Thank you for your report. Yes, it is a scheduled monument and we are fully aware of the situation. However, Scheduled Monument Consent & an excavation to record the site will be required before it can be re-erected. The process has been started but will take a while to complete."

    So... Here's hoping! :D


    English Heritage haven't replied yet.



    Cheers
    Dave


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