I revisited this stone Sunday morning November 12th 2006. I was able to park near a field entrance to the east of the stone, and just to the south of the little bridge over the River Wye, having driven down from Symonds Yat rock. The gate to the field was open and there was a trackway along the side of the field towards the stone, so I parked and went for a walk to have a look. At the far end of the field, the track enters the next field where the stone is sited, and although this field was freshly planted, the stone could be clearly seen a few hundred metres into the field.
It doesn’t look as tall as I was expecting, but the grooves down its southeastern face were very clear. I waited about 15 minutes here, and eventually the sun came out to light up the stone.
I followed up this visit by crossing the river and attempting to see the stone from the road to the north of the river. There was a reasonable place to park, so I stopped and went for a walk to try and get a picture of the stone. It was a surprisingly busy road, and it was also difficult to get a view of the stone, not only looking right into the sun, but also because the various trees and hedges never seemed to have their gaps line up decently to allow a picture. This is not a good place to get to see the stone.
Something is not right. This message is just to keep things from messing up down the road