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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Bendor Stone Alternative Name: The Battle Stone; Battle Stone (Akeld)Country: England County: Northumberland Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Wooler Nearest Village: Akeld / Bendor
Map Ref: NT9681929460 Landranger Map Number: 74
Latitude: 55.558816N Longitude: 2.051988W
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 |
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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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Anne T visited on 26th Aug 2017 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 The Battle Stone, Bendor: The A697 was busy with holiday traffic today, and with a longish walk ahead of us, we stopped off in a very busy Wooler for refreshments, we headed off towards Kilham and Ring Chesters. As we whizzed along the A697 westwards, I spotted this stone standing in the middle of a field to the north of the road. Husband immediately turned right down the minor road leading to Bendor, a small hamlet just off the road. There was no parking here, just large private forecourts and it seemed the whole village was standing round talking, swinging round to look at us as we turned the car around.
Andrew had spotted a very narrow gateway which sloped down to the gate into the field at NT 96838 29400; this was litter-strewn and not suitable to take the car down. Pulling as far off the road as he could, I took the opportunity to clamber out and walk down to the gate. There was nothing in the field apart from a few curious sheep. Andrew said it was too dangerous to get out of the car, so I did something I wouldn’t normally do and let myself into the field and walked the 20 metres or so to the stone, telling myself if someone noticed me I’d ask permission.
Quickly taking photographs, particularly one with Yeavering Bell in the background (a bit difficult as the light was brightest in that direction and the camera was compensating), I headed back to the car and we turned around ready to resume our journey to Kilham.
SolarMegalith visited on 27th Jul 2017 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 3 Access: 5
TimPrevett kelpie have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 3.5 Access: 5
Standing stone found at NT96814 29428. Clearly visible from the road this stone is also known as The Battle stone as it is associated with the Battle of Homildon Hill in 1402, however, the stone itself was likely to have been erected in the Bronze Age as a cist was found nearby.
For more information on the stone see both Pastscape Monument No. 2636 and Historic England List ID 2635. For more information on the Battle of Homildon Hill (1402) see Pastscape Monument No. 2635.
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