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The Fairy Stone
Hob Uid: 106651
Location : Shropshire Clunbury
Grid Ref : SO3723079580
Summary : Earthfast glacial erratic; not a standing stone.
More information : (SO 37237959) Stone (NR) (1) The Fairy Stone; a hoar stone. A glacial boulder, erratic and shapeless - never erect. (2-3) An earthfast rugged, roughly round glacial erratic at SO 37237958 upon steep SW slopes of permanent pasture, measures 1.3m by 1.0m and stands 0.7m above ground level. It has every appearance of being entirely natural and there is no evidence to suggest it was ever a standing stone of prehistoric origin. Surveyed at 1:2500. See GP. (4)

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Source details : OS 6" 1903
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Source details : T Shrops AS 11 1887-8 219-20 (G Luff)
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Source details : Corr 6" (L F Chitty)
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Source Number : 4
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Source details : F1 ASP 15-OCT-73
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Monument Period Name : Uncertain
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Monument Type : Natural Feature
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SO 37 NE 28
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1973-10-15
End Date : 1973-10-15

The Fairy Stone