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Submitted by hamish on Sunday, 28 March 2004  Page Views: 12630

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Long Stone, Staunton
Country: England County: Gloucestershire Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Coleford  Nearest Village: Staunton
Map Ref: SO55931206  Landranger Map Number: 162
Latitude: 51.805432N  Longitude: 2.640567W
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.
 4 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.
 5 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
 5

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bishop_pam visited on 29th Apr 2019 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5 From the Greenacres campsite we had a lovely walk to this stone through bluebell woods, avoiding traffic on the nearby roads.

4clydesdale7 visited on 14th May 2012 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5 One of the easier sites to find in the Forest of Dean this stone stands some 8ft high

Humbucker TheCaptain hamish Geojazz have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 3.5 Access: 5

Long Stone, Staunton
Long Stone, Staunton submitted by TheCaptain : I visited this stone in November 2006. The stone was more readily visible than before, although the undergrowth was starting to return. (Vote or comment on this photo)
This Stone stands by the side of the A4136 about 1 mile from Staunton in the direction of Christchurch. It stands proudly amongst the trees and bushes alone of its kind in this area, although there is a Long Stone near Symonds Yat I believe.

It is said that if you prick this stone at midnight it bleeds.
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Long Stone, Staunton
Long Stone, Staunton submitted by Humbucker : The Staunton Longstone. Took me a couple of attempts to find this stone as there are two Stauntons in the same county! The 'other' Staunton is a little further north. (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Long Stone, Staunton
Long Stone, Staunton submitted by Bladup : The Long Stone, Staunton. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Long Stone, Staunton
Long Stone, Staunton submitted by hamish : SO559120 Nr Staunton This Stone stands by the side of the A4136 about 1 mile from Staunton in the direction of Christchurch.It stands proudly amongst the trees and bushes alone of its kind in this area,although there is a Long Stone near Symonds Yat I believe.It is said that if you prick this stone at midnight it bleeds. (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Long Stone, Staunton
Long Stone, Staunton submitted by Humbucker : The Staunton Longstone. Still standing at the intersection of ancient trackways. (4 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Long Stone, Staunton
Long Stone, Staunton submitted by Energyman : 8:24 am 24/2/15. A lovely, frosty morning. You only get good shadows from this stone early or late in the day. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Long Stone, Staunton
Long Stone, Staunton submitted by Postman : The old straight track, well, one of them, surely.

Long Stone, Staunton
Long Stone, Staunton submitted by Postman : squatting on the road

Long Stone, Staunton
Long Stone, Staunton submitted by Bladup : The Long Stone, Staunton.

Long Stone, Staunton
Long Stone, Staunton submitted by TheCaptain : View of this nice standing stone on a foul Sunday afternoon in April 2004. A lot of forest clearance is currently going on around this stone.

Long Stone, Staunton
Long Stone, Staunton submitted by hamish : SO559120 Nr Staunton

Long Stone, Staunton
Long Stone, Staunton submitted by TheCaptain : I visited this stone in November 2006. The stone was more readily visible than before, although the undergrowth was starting to return.

Long Stone, Staunton
Long Stone, Staunton submitted by TheCaptain

Long Stone, Staunton
Long Stone, Staunton submitted by TheCaptain

Long Stone, Staunton
Long Stone, Staunton submitted by Energyman : A Lidar image at 2m accuracy, of the area surrounding the Longstone. The area covered is 4.8k by 3k. (N uppermost). The Longstone is central. Lidar strips away the trees, houses and so on to reveal incredible underlying detail. I have added a hillshade analysis here.

Long Stone, Staunton
Long Stone, Staunton submitted by Energyman : A stitching of several photos taken 16/1/16

Long Stone, Staunton
Long Stone, Staunton submitted by Postman : Forest of Dean Longstone.

Long Stone, Staunton
Long Stone, Staunton submitted by Postman : The parked car is mine, I've had three since then.

Long Stone, Staunton
Long Stone, Staunton submitted by Postman : Forest o' Dean Longstone

Long Stone, Staunton
Long Stone, Staunton submitted by hamish : SO559120 Nr Staunton.

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Re: Long Stone, Staunton by davidmorgan on Friday, 31 October 2014
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Re: Long Stone, Staunton by 4clydesdale7 on Monday, 21 May 2012
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The Long Stone at Symonds Yat (mentioned in the description by hamish) is a natural limestone pinnacle just SW of Symonds Yat Promontory Hillfort and is a tough climb even for seasoned climbers - not for the faint hearted! The well-known route is called Vertigo (which says it all!) - there are however a number of caves in the area worth a visit.
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