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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: The Tingle Stone Alternative Name: Avening II, The Tinglestone
Country: England County: Gloucestershire Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Stroud  Nearest Village: Avening
Map Ref: ST88239899  Landranger Map Number: 162
Latitude: 51.689539N  Longitude: 2.171667W
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.
 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.
 3 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
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The Tingle Stone
The Tingle Stone submitted by TimPrevett : The Tingle Stone - sole remaining slab of a chamber upon the chambered long barrow. Apparently off a footpath. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Probably the remains of a chambered long barrow with a single stone now standing on top of the usual lumpy bumpy mound, in the Gatcombe Park estate, home of Princess Anne.

Go south from the Long Stone take the right fork, after half a mile there is a track on the right it is a bit bumpy so be careful. After about 200yds look to the right and in the middle of the field are some trees on a hump, there you will find the Tingle Stone. The land belongs to Gatcombe Park but there seems to be a footpath.

It should be noted that visitors here are often "visited" by members of the local constabulary, who keep a tight watch on all of the land in and surrounding Gatcombe Park. It is probably best to stick to the footpath.
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The Tingle Stone submitted by MAIGO : October 2010 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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The Tingle Stone submitted by Antonine : 2008 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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The Tingle Stone submitted by TimPrevett : The Tingle Stone - sole remaining slab of a chamber upon the chambered long barrow. Apparently off a footpath. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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The Tingle Stone submitted by TimPrevett (Vote or comment on this photo)

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The Tingle Stone submitted by Thorgrim : Tinglestone Barrow

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The Tingle Stone submitted by Antonine : 2008

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The Tingle Stone submitted by Postman : Approaching the Tingle stone long barrow.

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The Tingle Stone submitted by Postman : Some joke about deep roots

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The Tingle Stone submitted by Postman : Looking along the barrows length to the stone

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The Tingle Stone submitted by Postman : A side view of the long barrow with exposed chamber stone, that doesn't tingle, usually.

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The Tingle Stone submitted by Postman : Not sure which is more impressive, the long barrow or the trees on it.

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The Tingle Stone submitted by Postman : It didn't tingle, I didn't really expect it to, still disappointed.

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The Tingle Stone submitted by vieveforward : The Tingle Stone in Gatcombe Park. It is described by Pastscape as "A much mutilated long barrow orientated north - south, with a maximum height of 2 m. The standing stone is 1.5 m high by 2 m by 0.3 m thick, and is presumably a portal stone." The long barrow, with the Tingle Stone near its RH end, is seen here from Steps Lane, the track to its east.

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The Tingle Stone submitted by Bladup : The Tingle Stone.

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The Tingle Stone submitted by TimPrevett : The Tingle Stone - sole remaining slab of a chamber upon the chambered long barrow. Apparently off a footpath.

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The Tingle Stone submitted by TimPrevett

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The Tingle Stone submitted by TimPrevett

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Re: The Tingle Stone by Zooks777 on Sunday, 15 August 2021
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Good example of a lidar silk purse emerging from what seems to be described as a sow's ear on ground. Shows a roughly N-S 40 x 10 m linear feature on the Environment Agency lidar (grey icon next to that for CamRA)
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Re: The Tingle Stone by TheCaptain on Sunday, 14 April 2013
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Concerning the origins of the name, from "Old Stones of the Cotswolds" by D.P. Sullivan comes the following....

"It has been suggested that the name of this stone might be attributable to the tingling sensation sometimes felt at old stones".....

and

"Another name for this stone was the Tingwall Stone, which itself suggests another possible use for the monument. Ting is an old Norse word meaning assembly. The Tings or Moot circles of the Orkneys were still in use as late as 1602, while the Moot Hill, Tynwald Hill, in the Isle of Man is still in use today. The Tingwall Stone may well have marked an important meeting place in the distant past".
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    Re: The Tingle Stone by 4clydesdale7 on Tuesday, 16 April 2013
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    The Captain's quotation from DP Sullivan's work is quite correct but the work itself seems to have been poorly researched and I, for one, never place much reliance upon it -

    The folklore of the Tinglestone is that it is understood, like most Stones in the Minchinhampton Area, to set off round the field at midnight (and no more than that) - the 'Folklore' was researched in detail by the Victorian worthies of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society and no mention is made in their works about 'tingling' (when touched) -

    The word 'Tinglestone' cannot be found in the Anglo-Saxon Charters - the word 'Tingle' (Note the 'L') does not enter the English Language until the 18th Century -

    Yes, the word 'Ting' has been part of the English, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian languages for many many years and does mean a 'meeting or moot' (Note there is no 'L') - the word 'Tyning' is Anglo Saxon and means 'meeting place or field' - but it is most unlikely that the position of this Long Barrow would also have been a meeting place - the known Anglo Saxon meeting place in the area is about 4km to the south at Longtree Crossroads after which the Longtree Hundred (within which Gatcombe lies) was named

    There is no footpath between the old 'holloway' or track to the east and the Stone - Gatcombe is quite heavily patrolled by the local constabulary who can be quite assiduous so best wait for the horse trials

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Re: The Tingle Stone by Thorgrim on Wednesday, 24 March 2004
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They do say that the Tingle Stone runs around the field when it hears the clock strike twelve! It was raining when I was there and only four o'clock so I didn't wait to find out.
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Re: The Tingle Stone by Anonymous on Wednesday, 24 March 2004
We visited this stone in 1977 and hoped to feel some kind of power, but sadly, had no tingles at all!
It's quite a tall stone - nearly 6 feet - and worth the walk. Has anyone dowsed it?

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