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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: St Augustine's Abbey Standing Stone
Country: England County: Kent Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Canterbury
Map Ref: TR1541857755
Latitude: 51.278194N Longitude: 1.087317E
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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
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-1	Completely destroyed

3 Ambience:

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5 Access:

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
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5	co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
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3	co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2	co-ordinates of the nearest village
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**St Augustine's Abbey Standing Stone** submitted by Flickr : The 'Sarsen Stone', St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury The standing stone (the 'Sarsen Stone') in the left foreground is known locally as 'St Augustine's Cross', and is believed to have been the focal point of sermons given by the Saint before and during the building of the Abbey. It was discovered, together with a smaller version, during excavations in the 1960's and erected in this position here.... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ancient Cross / Standing Stone or stones in Kent. St Augustine's Abbey was originally created as a burial place for the Anglo-Saxon kings of Kent, it is part of the Canterbury World Heritage Site, along with the Cathedral and St Martin's Church.

The impressive Abbey is situated outside the city walls and is sometimes missed by visitors. At the Abbey, you can also enjoy the museum and interactive audio tour.

BBC History Extra write:

"Before you leave, be sure to see the graves of the Saxon kings. These were moved from their original sites by Norman builders and marked by modern tombs, as were the graves of the early abbots such as St Augustine.

"Close to the north wall is a standing stone which may have been used as a cross by St Augustine."

According to "Fen Lander" there are three standing stones.
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TR1557 : St Augustine's Abbey by Philip Halling — by Philip Halling
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TR1557 : St Augustine's Abbey [6] by Michael Dibb — by Michael Dibb
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TR1557 : Ruins of St Augustine's Abbey by Arjen Bax — by Arjen Bax
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TR1557 : Ruins of St Augustine's Abbey by N Chadwick — by N Chadwick
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TR1557 : Canterbury - St Augustine's Abbey by Colin Smith — by Colin Smith
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