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<< Our Photo Pages >> The Giant's Stone (Gloucestershire) - Chambered Cairn in England in Gloucestershire

Submitted by vicky on Monday, 15 March 2004  Page Views: 18616

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: The Giant's Stone (Gloucestershire) Alternative Name: Bisley-with-Lypiatt IV
Country: England County: Gloucestershire Type: Chambered Cairn

Map Ref: SO918061  Landranger Map Number: 163
Latitude: 51.753530N  Longitude: 2.120192W
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
 2 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.
 no data 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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TimPrevett visited on 2nd Mar 2025 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 2 Access: 3 From previous photos, it’s less overgrown than many of those - but early spring vegetation was already reaching over the stones. The ambience reflects the condition of the stones’ presentation - but also seeing them on a blue-sky March day.

oldman visited on 1st Feb 2018 Bumped into an archaeologist surveying the site when we visited and he seemed to think that there was a lot more to discover here.

4clydesdale7 visited on 2nd Oct 2011 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 5 Found thanks to excellent map from www.old-maps.co.uk

hamish have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2 Ambience: 2.5 Access: 4

The Giant's Stone (Gloucestershire)
The Giant's Stone (Gloucestershire) submitted by baz : The Giant's Stone, well hidden in the undergrowth at the corner of a field. GPS: SO 91783 06122. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Chambered Cairn in Gloucestershire

This stone which stand near a field called 'Giants Grave' is possibly the last remains of a chambered cairn.

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The Giant's Stone (Gloucestershire)
The Giant's Stone (Gloucestershire) submitted by 123456789jeagles117 : Giant's Stone Burial Chamber Located in the corner of the left hand field if walking from Bisley towards the Holy Brook. (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Giant's Stone (Gloucestershire)
The Giant's Stone (Gloucestershire) submitted by postman : Not very easy to find nor is it really worth the bother, some giant eh ? (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

The Giant's Stone (Gloucestershire)
The Giant's Stone (Gloucestershire) submitted by postman : Not much to look at, is it ? (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Giant's Stone (Gloucestershire)
The Giant's Stone (Gloucestershire) submitted by Bladup : The Giant's Stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Giant's Stone (Gloucestershire)
The Giant's Stone (Gloucestershire) submitted by Bladup (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Giant's Stone (Gloucestershire)
The Giant's Stone (Gloucestershire) submitted by 4clydesdale7 : The stone from the E .

The Giant's Stone (Gloucestershire)
The Giant's Stone (Gloucestershire) submitted by 4clydesdale7 : Taken from the N - the wall separating the field from the track is in the background.

The Giant's Stone (Gloucestershire)
The Giant's Stone (Gloucestershire) submitted by 4clydesdale7 : Taken from the track which runs W to E about 75/100m N of Battlescombe Farm. The stone is 3m N of the track.

The Giant's Stone (Gloucestershire)
The Giant's Stone (Gloucestershire) submitted by hamish : SO917061.Nr Bisley'

The Giant's Stone (Gloucestershire)
The Giant's Stone (Gloucestershire) submitted by hamish : SO917061 Nr Bisley. Sorry it's a bit dark,it was dull dreary and wet.Thanks to Baz for finally heading me in the right direction. (1 comment)

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Re: The Giant's Stone - also one for Mike Oldfield fans by TimPrevett on Sunday, 17 May 2026
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Visited here 2 March 2025 - also on a Mike Oldfield pilgrimage. He lived at Througham Slad Manor and converted a barn into a studio a few fields across to the north east in this idyllic and quiet no-through area. Ommadawn and Incantations recorded there. So, this is not the most amazing of megalithic sites - though I have travelled for less! Add in a bit of Mike Oldfield fandom and it’s a great couple hours countryside walk.
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Re: The Giant's Stone - little video by TimPrevett on Saturday, 08 March 2025
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A little video added to my YouTube channel, will have some stills to add here in the next few days : youtu.be/xukwI4lzVkw?si=brnoY-GiiNNCStrZ

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Re: The Giant's Stone by oldman on Friday, 02 February 2018
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We visited this site yesterday and found an archaeologist investigating the stones.
He had just uncovered another stone about a 2 meters to the east (and closer to the lane) of the stone pair which he thought was part of the same structure. He had also found a stone in the village which he thought had been removed. My phone GPS says 51.75368, -2.12040 but it just over the wall on the north side of Hayhedge lane.
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    Re: The Giant's Stone by Anonymous on Friday, 27 November 2020
    What a tease! Me and daughter searched long and hard last weekend... no joy.
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Re: The Giant's Stone (Gloucestershire) by Anonymous on Thursday, 03 January 2013
Thursday 3 January 2013
The Giant Stones have been tidied up and whilst they are still covered in moss, there are no trees or undergrowth around them. They are easily visible looking N from grid ref SO 918061 on the EW Bisley track i.e. with your back to Battlescombe Farm. Enjoyed the walk from Bisley and a good lunch at the Bear Inn.
Tony+Sue, Cheltenham
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    Re: The Giant's Stone (Gloucestershire) by golux on Friday, 04 January 2013
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    Try the 'Submit an Image' link at top right.
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    Re: The Giant's Stone (Gloucestershire) by 4clydesdale7 on Friday, 04 January 2013
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    Glad you managed to find it - it is quite well camouflaged when viewed from the track - at least we have dispelled two myths i.e that it had been buried/moved
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Re: The Giant's Stone by Anonymous on Friday, 04 May 2012
it's there all right I visit it regularly. hard to picture a long barrow but its a great spot. Mike
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Re: The Giant's Stone (Gloucestershire) by 4clydesdale7 on Sunday, 02 October 2011
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I visited today - just at the moment the stone is extra-ordinarily easy to find with the vegetation quite low -

The pastscape website aerial photo is incorrect and that is where your problems arise - pastscape show the Giants Stone too far W (about 100m too far) -

I have found the best way of a placing a site is to look up http://www.old-maps.co.uk. (see my comments re: Avenis Barrow in Bournes Green 2km SSW) - for this site check out the 1979-1981 1:2500 OS map - it shows perfectly where the stone lies - on that map you will see an equilateral triangle just North of the track passing W to E about 100m N of Battlescombe Farm -

The stone lies in the bottom left hand apex of the triangular field about 5m from the corner (about 3m from the track) - for those who may still have problems one of my photos is taken from the track - mind the barbed wire!
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Re: The Giant's Stone (Gloucestershire) by Anonymous on Tuesday, 17 June 2008
Well I am still looking and I only live about half a mile away from where it is supposed to be.... I look forward to someone pinpointing the location and perhaps even marking it with a post or sign!
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Re: The Giant's Stone (Gloucestershire) by oldlongdog on Monday, 10 September 2007
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I went there again about a month ago and someone had mowed it all off so the site looked great - but I still couldn't find the stones - Gnash! Still, it's a lovely place and I'll keep looking; in the mean time, if anyone could post a detailed location for the actual stones rather than the earthwork... I'd be very grateful!
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Re: The Giant's Stone (Gloucestershire) by oldlongdog on Monday, 18 June 2007
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I went there today (June 17th, 2007) and couldn't find it at all. The triangular [meadow] to the north is completely overgrown with long grass and I couldn't really see anything definite. However, the place does have the feel (as in shape) of some kind of barrow/tomb and I suspect I will have to go back in the winter to find the stones in Hamish's pictures. If anyone can give me a distinct location on the ground for the stones, I would be very grateful. You can drive right up to this site although the lane gets a bit bumpy past Battlescombe Farm.
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Re: The Giant's Stone by Anonymous on Thursday, 11 March 2004
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I think that this stone was buried a few decades ago by a local farmer. I was told this by a member of a local family. The stone used to lie off Water Lane.
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    Re: The Giant's Stone by baz on Friday, 12 March 2004
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    It was there in January, when I visited it. I'll post more details and a picture when I've got my head sorted.
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    Re: The Giant's Stone by baz on Wednesday, 17 March 2004
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    The diminutive Giant's Stone is actually two parallel stone slabs standing vertically, six inches apart and rising two feet above the ground. It's the last visible remains of a chambered long barrow which once stood on the site. Standing just a few feet north of Hayhedge Lane, in the undergrowth at the corner of a field, it can be very difficult to find. I entered the field by a metal gate and walked west along the road-side hedge to find it. GPS reading: SO 91783 06122
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