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Monument Number 969799
Hob Uid: 969799
Location : Wiltshire Alton
Grid Ref : SU1150064100
Summary : Large sarsen mentioned in Anglo Saxon charter. Still in place in 1965, no trace of it could be found by 1985.
More information : Large Sarsen stone with hole in, thus matching description in Anglo- Saxon charter. (1) When visited in 1965 by DOE Inspectors the stone was still in place, but on a subsequent visit in 1985, no trace could be found. (2)

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Source Number : 1
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Source details : Report Marlborough College Natural History Society, 80, 1931, 69-71, illus pl iv.
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Source Number : 2
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Source details : DOE Ancient Monuments List Wilts 10/86.
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Monument Period Name : Later Prehistoric
Display Date : Later Prehistoric
Monument End Date : 43
Monument Start Date : -4000
Monument Type : Standing Stone
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Monument Period Name : Early Medieval
Display Date : Early Medieval
Monument End Date : 1066
Monument Start Date : 410
Monument Type : Boundary Stone
Evidence : Uncertain Evidence

Monument Period Name : Uncertain
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Monument Type : Natural Feature
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Wiltshire)
External Cross Reference Number : SU16SW403
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SU 16 SW 74
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Activity type : FIELD SURVEY
Start Date : 1997-08-01
End Date : 1998-12-01

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 969799