<< Our Photo Pages >> Black Park - Standing Stone (Menhir) in England in Yorkshire (North)
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Black Park Alternative Name: Black Park Standing StoneCountry: England County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Pickering Nearest Village: Cropton
Map Ref: SE753909 Landranger Map Number: 94
Latitude: 54.308158N Longitude: 0.844198W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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This short standing stone is hidden among a forestry plantation and can be difficult to find. The minor road leading to Spiers House passes through some low earthworks, if these are followed to the east the standing stone is in direct alignment with them.
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