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<< Our Photo Pages >> Compton Bishop - Standing Stones in England in Somerset

Submitted by hamish on Thursday, 05 February 2004  Page Views: 10532

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Compton Bishop
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.13 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Somerset Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Weston super Mare  Nearest Village: Compton Bishop
Map Ref: ST409548  Landranger Map Number: 182
Latitude: 51.289252N  Longitude: 2.848892W
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.
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
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Compton Bishop
Compton Bishop submitted by hamish : The Devils Stone ST409548.Nr Axbridge.Somerset. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Pair of Standing Stones in Somerset

If you are coming from Axbridge to the A38, take the road to Cross and follow until you come to a junction on the left. About 100 metres after this is a field gate, the stone is in this field.

If you look towards Shute Shelve you can see more stones, I don't know what they are but they warrant investigation.
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Compton Bishop Church Cross
Compton Bishop Church Cross submitted by dooclay : Cross, Church of St Andrew, Church Lane, Compton Bishop (Vote or comment on this photo)

Compton Bishop
Compton Bishop submitted by philw : taken on 27/07/2021 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Compton Bishop
Compton Bishop submitted by philw : Detail of a carved branch someone has added, note whoever made this has called it 'Devil Stone' (Vote or comment on this photo)

Compton Bishop
Compton Bishop submitted by Bladup : Compton Bishop [Devil's stone] Standing stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Compton Bishop
Compton Bishop submitted by Bladup (Vote or comment on this photo)

Compton Bishop
Compton Bishop submitted by hamish : The Devil's Stone near Compton Bishop ST409548.Somerset.Nr Axbridge.

Compton Bishop
Compton Bishop submitted by hamish : The Devil's Stone near Compton Bishop standing stones. If you are coming from Axbridge to the A38,take the road to Cross and follow till you come to a junction on the left.About 100mtrs after this is a field gate,the stone is in this field.If you look towards Shute Shelve you can see more stones,I don't know what they are but they warrant investigation.

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 1.1km N 349° Wavering Down cairn* Round Cairn (ST40705590)
 1.4km WNW 293° Compton Bishop Church Cross* Ancient Cross (ST3959955378)
 2.2km SSE 166° Weare Churchyard Cross* Ancient Cross (ST4140952670)
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Stones adjacent to the Cross Spring pumping station by Anonymous on Saturday, 19 January 2008
Concealed in the hedgerow that fronts the Cross Spring water pumping building are 2 large stones. Published ref. Hack.B. Axbridge Archaeological and Local History Society. RETROSPECT No.300, Sept. 2007 p.6-7.
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