<< Our Photo Pages >> St Helena Volcanic Stone - Modern Stone Circle etc in England in Devon
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Modern SitesSite Name: St Helena Volcanic Stone Alternative Name: Napoleon Memorial Stone; Plymouth Napoleon Memorial StoneCountry: England County: Devon Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Plymouth
Map Ref: SX48075368
Latitude: 50.363362N Longitude: 4.137466W
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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It has a fascinating history.
I tried to find an accurate OS Grid Ref, and am hoping this one is as near as possible.
(The easiest way to find it is to walk [or drive] up from the Barbican end of the Hoe, along the waterside. The little monument is close to a notorious 'tomb-stoning' spot, and usually there are ice cream vans nearby, so as well as seeing the stone you can tuck in to a welcome cooling ice while watching daredevils jumping into the sea! There were no tomb-stoners on a very hot Bank Holiday Monday, 28.8.17, when I also visited the beautiful poppies exhibition on top of the Hoe. They're a travelling exhibition from the Tower of London display, and are there til 19th Nov.)
The inscription on the plaque reads:
"1815 - 2015
Napoleon, Emperor of the French, was detained on HMS Bellerophon in Plymouth Sound from 26 July to 4 August 1815. Large crowds came to catch a glimpse of him.
These two blocks of granite are from Dartmoor Prison, where thousands of French prisoners were held captive during the Napoleonic Wars. Embedded is a volcanic stone from Longwood House, St Helena, where Napoleon died on 5 May 1821.
The stones stand here to celebrate 200 years of peace between the United Kingdom and France."
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