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<< Our Photo Pages >> Sheela-Na-Gig (Empingham) - Sculptured Stone in England in Leicestershire and Rutland

Submitted by littlemark on Tuesday, 23 August 2022  Page Views: 453

Multi-periodSite Name: Sheela-Na-Gig (Empingham)
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 3.597 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Leicestershire and Rutland Type: Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Oakham  Nearest Village: Empingham
Map Ref: SK951085
Latitude: 52.665883N  Longitude: 0.595203W
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.
4 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.
4 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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Sheela-Na-Gig (Empingham)
Sheela-Na-Gig (Empingham) submitted by littlemark : Possible Sheela-Na-Gig carved stone figure, Empingham Church (2018). (Vote or comment on this photo)
Sculptured Stone in Leicestershire and Rutland

Supposed Sheela-Na-Gig figure, hidden under stonework near the north door of Empingham St Peter’s Parish Church in Rutland. Take a torch and/or binoculars to view.
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SK9508 : St Peter, Empingham - Font by John Salmon
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SK9508 : St Peter, Empingham by John Salmon
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SK9508 : St Peter, Empingham - Piscina by John Salmon
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SK9508 : St Peter, Empingham - Stained glass window by John Salmon
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