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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: The Bargain StoneCountry: England County: West Midlands Type: Holed Stone
Nearest Town: Wolverhampton
Map Ref: SO913989 Landranger Map Number: 139
Latitude: 52.587832N Longitude: 2.129847W
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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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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
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The Bargain Stone can be found at St Peter`s Church in Wolverhampton. This rare example of a holed standing stone stands within railings surrounding the church. It gets its name from the practice of shaking hands through the hole to seal a bargain. It may look like a gravestone, but it isn`t; they`ve all been laid flat on the ground. There has been a church on this site for over a thousand years, and there is an impressively tall Saxon cross nearby.
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