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<< Our Photo Pages >> Leper Stone - Standing Stone (Menhir) in England in Essex

Submitted by Thorgrim on Tuesday, 27 July 2004  Page Views: 9923

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Leper Stone
Country: England County: Essex Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Walden  Nearest Village: Newport
Map Ref: TL520349  Landranger Map Number: 154
Latitude: 51.991754N  Longitude: 0.212362E
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
4 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.
5 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
3

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Leper Stone
Leper Stone submitted by Thorgrim : The Leper Stone at Newport is the largest standing stone in Essex. TL520349 (Vote or comment on this photo)
The Leper Stone is the largest standing stone in Essex. A glacial erratic and a sarsen, but certainly erected by man. No stone falling from a melting glacier could stand itself on end so dramatically! It is said to have got its name by being situated alongside a leper hospital.

A depression on top was filled with water and alms dropped in for the unfortunate lepers. For more information on Stones in Essex see Sacred Stones of Essex.
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Re: Leper Stone by coldrum on Wednesday, 31 March 2010
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