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Modern SitesSite Name: Three Shires Stones Alternative Name: Marshfield I
Country: England County: Gloucestershire Type: Modern Stone Circle etc

Map Ref: ST7961070021  Landranger Map Number: 172
Latitude: 51.428823N  Longitude: 2.294675W
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
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 3 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.
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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
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Three Shires Stone
Three Shires Stone submitted by Thorgrim : The Three Shires Stones mark the place where Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire meet. They are near Marshfield and Colerne on the Fosse Way at ST796700. It is claimed that these boundary stones were erected in 1859 and are believed to be the remains of a chambered tomb. In early 19th century guide books they are referred to as "Druidical stones" which of course they are not. A ... (Vote or comment on this photo)
The Three Shires Stones mark the place where Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire meet. They are near Marshfield and Colerne on the Fosse Way at ST796700.

It is claimed that these boundary stones were erected in 1859 and are believed to be the remains of a chambered tomb. In early 19th century guide books they are referred to as "Druidical stones" which of course they are not. A modern folly, but perhaps Tolkien had them in mind when he Created the Three Farthings Stone in the Shire of MiddleEarth.
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Three Shires Stones
Three Shires Stones submitted by coin : A picture of the stone. There are small foot holes cut into the pillar that faces the road. Inside there seems to be a minature version of the structure which you can sit on. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Three Shires Stones
Three Shires Stones submitted by Bladup : Three Shires Stones. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Three Shires Stones
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Three Shires Stones submitted by MAIGO : October 2010 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Three Shires Stones
Three Shires Stones submitted by hamish : Strange, down below the road. Is it for real or a Victorian folly? Don't drive along the road too fast or you will miss it. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Three Shires Stones
Three Shires Stones submitted by Bladup : Three Shires Stones.

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Re: Three Shires Stones by Anonymous on Sunday, 29 October 2017
I've been to the stones several times with my collie dog when visiting rocks east woodland nearby. I've sat inside them & often imagine them closing in on me. Andy.
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Re: Three Shires Stones by Anonymous on Thursday, 30 October 2014
Your info seems to suggest they were erected 1859, but reference to them is made on John Speeds' map of Gloucestershire from 1610.

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Re: Three Shires Stones by Anonymous on Saturday, 08 December 2012
Hi i wonder if you can help I see this article of yours about the three shire stones in wiltshire in am trying to find out about a place not far from there , now called The Rocks. It was known as Southern Wod Castle but I can't find any info about this pace I though you mite be able to point me in the right direction
many thanks
Andy
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Re: Three Shires Stones by Runemage on Friday, 26 August 2011
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Perhaps this is something like the Irish Stone of Divisions (Catstone) which stands at the point where four provinces meet and is the entrance to the fifth mystical realm.
It would be interesting to hear from anyone who has sat on the mini-dolmen inside this structure, if only I lived nearer - I'd be there like a shot.
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Re: Three Shires Stones by coldrum on Friday, 02 April 2010
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