<< Our Photo Pages >> Churchill Standing Stone - Standing Stone (Menhir) in England in Oxfordshire
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Churchill Standing Stone Alternative Name: Boulter's Barn StoneCountry: England County: Oxfordshire Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Chipping Norton Nearest Village: Churchill
Map Ref: SP29372568 Landranger Map Number: 164
Latitude: 51.928865N Longitude: 1.574277W
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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ChristopherJones visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 5 Very hidden, so looking for this whilst driving would be almost impossible, especially before the hedge is trimmed.
h_fenton have visited here
This stone stands in the northern road-side hedge on the B4450, half-way between Churchill and Chipping Norton. It's often quite difficult to find, being hidden within the hedge; however, on my visit the hedge had recently been cut, freeing the stone from its usual covering. Unfortunately, the stone had been trimmed, too. If this is an annual event, then I fear that the Churchill Standing Stone is slowly being reduced in size.
Update April 2007: Information on this stone can be found on Pastscape Monument No. 332495, which say that: "The 'Churchill Stone' (name not used locally), stands upright on the N side of the Chipping Norton to Churchill road which runs nearly half-way down a gently NNW facing slope, and not in a prominent position. It is a very weathered oolitic block, on average 0.5m by 0.3m and 1.5m high. There are no traces of tool-marks on the surface. It is not in association with any known prehistoric site, neither can its relationship to the road be determined. The stone does not seem to be associated with any local tradition or folklore; its antiquity is unproven."
The stone also features on The Northern Antiquarian, see their page for Boulter's Barn Stone, Churchill, Oxfordshire, where they give details on how to reach the stone together with a brief archaeology and history.
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