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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: The Konk Stone
Country: England County: Devon Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Woolacombe Nearest Village: Morthoe
Map Ref: SS462444
Latitude: 51.178092N Longitude: 4.201698W
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

2 Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

4 Access:

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.

3 Accuracy:

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

3

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Standing Stone in Devon

The Konk Stone can be accessed via a steep walk above Combesgate Beach inbetween Woolacombe and Morthoe. Its possible to park on The Esplanade at quieter times. The footpath begins between 2 properties google map reference 51.177447, -4.211725. The path is instantly steep then zig zags its way up the hill following the signs to Seymour. The views over the bay to Lundy are breath-taking. As the path levels out to a field The Konk Stone comes into view on your left Google Map Reference 51.179168, -4.203141 (51°10'45.0"N 4°12'11.3"W) The Konk Stone is a weathered granite stone less than 1metre high. You can see The Gospel Stone from here further East over the wall into the next field.
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SS4644 : A stone in the field where a footpath which leads from Sandy Lane to Black Cloud Hill by Roger A Smith — by Roger A Smith
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SS4644 : Sandy Lane with a glimpse of Woolacombe Sand in the distance by Roger A Smith — by Roger A Smith
©2010(licence)

SS4644 : Old trees growing in old slate walls in Combesgate Valley by Roger A Smith — by Roger A Smith
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SS4644 : The footpath offers the choice of Twitchen or Woolacombe by Roger A Smith — by Roger A Smith
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SS4544 : Looking down Black Cloud Hill by Roger A Smith — by Roger A Smith
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