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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Choccolocco Stone Alternative Name: 1Ca887Country: United States Region: The South Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Birmingham, AL Nearest Village: Jacksonville, AL
Latitude: 33.690000N Longitude: 85.76W
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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Standing Stone (Menhir) in Calhoune County, Alabama.
Made of local sandstone, this thick tabular rock has an above ground height of only 2 feet and is 3 feet wide at the base. A loose, angular sandstone wall runs north from the west end of this stone.
Described by Hostein in 2010. It is assumed by its character and context to be prehistoric.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The location given is general for this section of Choccolocco Mountain and should not be used for locating the site. The location will be updated when possible.
[Source: Donald B. Ball and John C. Waggoner, Jr., "Megaliths in the Upland South: Imposing Stones of Uncertain Function," (PDF) Journal of Alabama Archaeology, Vol 56, No. I, 2010.]
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