<< Our Photo Pages >> Whitcombe - Standing Stone (Menhir) in England in Dorset
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: WhitcombeCountry: England
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County: Dorset Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Dorchester Nearest Village: Whitcombe
Map Ref: SY717883 Landranger Map Number: 194
Latitude: 50.693653N Longitude: 2.402028W
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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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3 | Ordinary |
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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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There are a number of features of interest at this spot; most obviously there is the standing stone on the boundary wall of the graveyard. Careful observation shows the wall was actually built around the stone.
The stone's prehistoric antiquity appears not to be documented, though five Lower Palaeolithic handaxes were found in the area, and substantial Iron Age and Romano-British burials and settlements were nearby. One Iron Age burial, the so-called"Whitcombe Warrior" is of a male with a long slashing sword at his side.
Also outside the wall are many earthworks of a Deserted Mediaeval Village, and what we called a 'snail tree' - outside the western wall, near the road, was a tree with hundreds upon hundreds of snails crammed 8 to 10 feet high on the tree trunk beneath the boughs. Many snail shells are on the ground beneath the tree. A most curious phenomenon.
Inside the wall is a 14th Century Cross, and an unusual tomb nearby with a face engraved upon it; beneath are a crossed pick and spade.
Within the church are four fragments of Saxon cross stones - two immediately when entering the building, the other two near the font.
The building has a very simple, peaceful ambience indeed.
Parking is across the road in an obvious layby. Take the utmost care crossing the road.
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