<< Our Photo Pages >> Aspers Field - Standing Stone (Menhir) in England in Cumbria
Submitted by baz on Tuesday, 30 December 2003 Page Views: 9358
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Aspers FieldCountry: England County: Cumbria Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Shap
Map Ref: NY5584115208 Landranger Map Number: 90
Latitude: 54.530214N Longitude: 2.683872W
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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TheCaptain visited on 19th Sep 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4 In the field between the lane and the Goggleby Stone can be seen a large leaning stone nearby the wall. Can get a good view of this stone from both sides
SandyG visited on 8th Sep 2017 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
trystan_hughes saw from a distance on 15th Apr 2016 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
Anne T visited on 28th Jun 2014 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3 This stone is within sight of the Googleby Stone, although a little more difficult to access. The gate to access the field is in Keld Lane, but it's difficult to park here, and we were wary about walking in private fields. There were some dog walkers from the nearby caravan park walking in the fields, so we took advantage of a tumbled stone wall to get a photograph of the cup and ring mark.
Having come home and found out the extent of the stone row at Shap, we'll be going back to see more.
markj99 visited on 28th Dec 2013 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 I have mixed feelings about the Shap stones. I am grateful for the stones that have been preserved but I regret that Shap Avenue has been effectively dismantled. I would love to have seen the avenue as it was meant to have been seen.
MAIGO NickyD have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.2 Ambience: 3.8 Access: 3.6
This stone (at NY558152) lies in the next field to the more well known Goggleby Stone (NY559151), from which I took this picture (with zoom). Both of these stones form a part of the Shap Stone Avenue.
Update November 2019: For more information, this stone is also featured as part of the Stone Rows of Great Britain's entry for Shap Avenue, which includes a description of the Shap alignment, photographs, access information and a plan of the row.
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