<< Our Photo Pages >> Orchardleigh Stones - Chambered Tomb in England in Somerset
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Orchardleigh Stones Alternative Name: Druid Stones at Murtry HillCountry: England County: Somerset Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Frome Nearest Village: Buckland Dinham
Map Ref: ST763506 Landranger Map Number: 183
Latitude: 51.254068N Longitude: 2.340985W
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 |
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The stones are at a slight incline so whether the used to form part of a chamber is only speculation. Access is a little restricted and permission from Murtry Hill Farm is needed to enter field for photos. Further details about the history of the site can be found on the Somerset Historic Environment Reccord website. One delightful story about the site says that a workman who dug down ten feet still failed to find the bottom of the large stone. It was said that the stone fell and crushed the workman, before returning to its original position.
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