<< Our Photo Pages >> Caratacus Stone - Standing Stone (Menhir) in England in Somerset
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Caratacus StoneCountry: England County: Somerset Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Dulverton Nearest Village: Winsford
Map Ref: SS88973355 Landranger Map Number: 180
Latitude: 51.090481N Longitude: 3.586768W
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 |
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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 |
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AndyG visited on 17th Aug 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Atmospheric site when visiting in the dark and rain while hiking to an overnight camp.
bishop_pam visited on 23rd Apr 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4
lucasn visited on 20th Aug 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5
nicoladidsbury paulcall TheCaptain DaveRenshaw mdensham have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 3.67 Access: 4.33
A shelter was built for it in 1906. Caratacus was the British leader of the rebellion against the Romans in 47-51 AD. The stone was first documented in 1219 as a Forest boundary and called the "Langeston".
Update May 2017: for further information, see Pastscape Monument No. 35777 and The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) page for Caratacus Stone, Winsford, Somerset. The TNA gives directions on how to find this stone, together with a brief archaeology/history and some folklore.
Interestingly, Pastscape records: "The stone is first mentioned in a perambulation of the boundaries of the Royal Forest of Exmoor, dating from 1219, when it was known as the Langeston."
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