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<< Text Pages >> Carr House Lane standing stone - Standing Stone (Menhir) in England in Derbyshire

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Carr House Lane standing stone
Country: England County: Derbyshire Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Glossop
Map Ref: SK041935
Latitude: 53.438262N  Longitude: 1.939748W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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
4

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Standing Stone (Menhir) in Derbyshire

Beside the old packhorse trail known as Carr House Lane from Whitfield heading towards Doctor's Gate Roman road, is a rough standing stone with a crude but clear cross cut into it.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SK0493 : Towards Carr Farm by Chris Wimbush
by Chris Wimbush
©2008(licence)
SK0493 : Old Wayside Cross on Carr House Lane, Glossop by Mike Rayner
by Mike Rayner
©2023(licence)
SK0493 : Old Wayside Cross in Glossop by Mike Rayner
by Mike Rayner
©2023(licence)
SK0493 : Approaching Whitfield Barn Farm by Chris Heaton
by Chris Heaton
©2015(licence)
SK0393 : Seeding dandelion caught in morning sunlight by Neil Theasby
by Neil Theasby
©2020(licence)

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