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Natural PlacesSite Name: Fairy StonesCountry: England County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Norton on Derwent Nearest Village: Wharram le Street
Map Ref: SE8700363317
Latitude: 54.058469N Longitude: 0.672345W
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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Natural rock outcrop located on open access land in Fairy Dale.
A rarity on The Wolds to find anything other than chalk. The only other rock outcrop I know of is St Austin’s Stone in East Yorkshire.
At least 6 Barrows nearby including the famous Duggleby Howe
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