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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Long Stone (Minchinhampton)Country: England County: Gloucestershire Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Stroud Nearest Village: Minchinhampton
Map Ref: ST88359992 Landranger Map Number: 162
Latitude: 51.697903N Longitude: 2.169962W
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 |
| 0 | no data |
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bishop_pam visited on 8th May 2024 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5
foz750 visited on 11th Dec 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Passing through the area we made a detour and were rewarded with this lovely stone, shrouded in mystery. Easy to access and worth a visit.
Lots of the nooks and crannies are filled with coins and other offerings.
The smaller fallen stone is easily found embedded in the dry stone wall.
lichen visited on 14th Jan 2014 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 4
NickyD visited on 1st Nov 2013 - their rating: Access: 5
custer visited on 2nd Apr 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Recent wall work means it is clearly visible from the road. A gorgeous stone lovely penetrating holes add to the vision.
whitemere visited on 24th Jun 2012 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5
madlookin visited on 31st Aug 2011 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 unfortunately....the surrounding area is due to be developed into a sports facility...if planning is allowed
4clydesdale7 visited on 30th May 2011 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5 So this stone is from 'The Devil's Churchyard' - it caused HRH to think again when a planning application she made failed because of it
TheWhiteRider visited on 20th Jun 2010 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 2
TheCaptain TimPrevett Andy B hamish coin have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.38 Ambience: 3.75 Access: 4.38
The stone is located on the Minchinhampton to Avening road about half a mile from Hollybush farm. It is set just off the road with easy access.
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