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Long Tom
Hob Uid: 221805
Location : Wiltshire Fyfield, Preshute
Grid Ref : SU1438071280
Summary : A finely-dressed sarsen monolith, 8 feet 3 inches high and with squared sides 1 foot across, stands on the Preshute-Fyfield parish boundary. It is probably of recent date.
More information : SU 14397128 "Long Tom". A finely-dressed sarsen monolith, 8 ft 3 in high with squared sides about one foot across, on the parish boundary. (1) SU 14407127. The stone, in common with other boundary and standing stones in the neighbourhood, bears the marks of the steel wedges used to split it from a larger block, suggesting that it is of recent date. (2) Scheduled, National Number 33951. (3)

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Source details : HC Bowen, PJ Fowler (No. 4)
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Source details : F1 MHB 30-JAN-75
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Source details : Schedule amendment 08-Jan-2001
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Post Medieval
Monument End Date : 1901
Monument Start Date : 1540
Monument Type : Boundary Stone, Parish Boundary, Standing Stone
Evidence : Structure

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 33951
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SU 17 SW 97
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1975-01-30
End Date : 1975-01-30

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD SURVEY
Start Date : 1997-08-01
End Date : 1998-12-01

Historic England Research Records

Long Tom