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Rock ArtSite Name: The Wainstones 5Country: England County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Rock Art
Map Ref: NZ5579303636
Latitude: 54.425104N Longitude: 1.14158W
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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SolarMegalith visited on 28th Jul 2017 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3
This large boulder is located among other boulders NW of The Wainstones and the Garfit Gap. Near its western edge there is a 2.3m long pecked groove running down the sloping surface.
Reference:
Brown, P. and Chappell, G. 2012. Prehistoric Rock Art in the North York Moors. Stroud: The History Press, p. 266 (as WAI 5).
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