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<< Our Photo Pages >> The Buck Stone (Gloucestershire) - Rock Outcrop in England in Gloucestershire

Submitted by PhilKidderminster on Saturday, 05 March 2011  Page Views: 2775
England Site Name: The Buck Stone (Gloucestershire)
Country: England County: Gloucestershire Type: Rock Outcrop
Nearest Town: Monmouth  Nearest Village: Staunton
Map Ref: SO541122
Latitude: 51.806543N  Longitude: 2.667125W
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.
 5 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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The Buck Stone (Gloucestershire) submitted by PhilKidderminster
The Buck Stone (Gloucestershire) Rock Outcrop in Gloucestershire

Naturally occurring rock which originally rocked, but after an accident in the nineteenth century was cemented in place.

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The Buck Stone (Gloucestershire) The Buck Stone (Gloucestershire) submitted by PhilKidderminster
Just above the Buckstone is this stone which appears to have been hollowed out at some point - possibly for sacrifice. The stone stands in a prominent position overlooking the forest.

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SO5412 : Buck Stone by Douglas Law
by Douglas Law
©2013(licence)		SO5412 : The Buck Stone by Philip Halling
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©2008(licence)		SO5412 : View to the west from above the Buck Stone by Philip Halling
by Philip Halling
©2008(licence)		SO5412 : Buck Stone by Douglas Law
by Douglas Law
©2013(licence)		SO5412 : Stone adjacent to the Buck Stone by Jeremy Bolwell
by Jeremy Bolwell
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