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| Maiden Stone, Buttermere | ||
| Maiden Stone | ||
| site name:- | Honister Pass | |
| civil parish:- | Buttermere (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | stone | |
| coordinates:- | NY21711443 (??) | |
| 1Km square:- | NY2114 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY21 | |
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 BNG66.jpg Looking from the sheepfold twoards the road, and stones to choose from. (taken 26.2.2007)  BNG65.jpg View from above, sheepfold and stones to choose from. (taken 26.2.2007) |
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 BNG70.jpg A strong candidate, matching the OS County Series plot; but there is no obvious intrinsic reason why this stone is more interesting than others. (taken 26.2.2007) |
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| observation:- |
The OS Outdoor Leisure labels this object, but does not mark it usefuly. On the OS
1890s County Series it is marked and labelled, but without surveying instruments it
is not so easy to tell which of the great 'tumblers' that litter the valley bottoom
is THE stone. |
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