<< Our Photo Pages >> Yatesfield Hill (Otterburn) - Standing Stone (Menhir) in England in Northumberland
Submitted by Anne T on Tuesday, 11 July 2017 Page Views: 1473
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Yatesfield Hill (Otterburn)Country: England County: Northumberland Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Otterburn Nearest Village: Rochester
Map Ref: NY8563297177
Latitude: 55.268534N Longitude: 2.227662W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Anne T visited on 8th Jul 2017 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Yatesfield Hill Standing Stone, Otterburn Ranges: Driving up to Yatesfield Hill, I noticed this stone by the side of the road. There is no mention of it on Pastscape, English Heritage or the OS maps.
It might be a marker stone or a rubbing stone, as it is sited by the junction of Yatesfield Hill road and a trackway west, but looks as if it has been here for some time, as it is deeply embedded in the ground and has small stones and boulders packed around its base.
There was a lovely military Port-a-loo nearby!
Sitting just below the top of Yatesfield Hill, this standing stone sits on the western side of the military road leading from the A68 at Benettsfield to Toft House (Yatesfield Road).
It is not mentioned on the OS map, Pastscape or English Heritage. As it is located just to the south of a trackway, I thought it had been set up either as a marker stone for the trackway, or as a rubbing post for the sheep. On closer inspection, this stone appears to have been here for some time, is deeply embedded into the ground and has some stone packing around it.
With the strange shaping of the top, I thought it might align with the shapes of the surrounding hills, but couldn't find anything that might closely match it in the landscape. Curious!
Note: Does anyone have any information about this stone, or views on if it's a standing stone, rubbing stone or marker stone?
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