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The Billesdon Stone (Standing Stone / Menhir)

High Leicestershire


A friend of mine pointed me in the direction of this site with regards to it having pictures of this stone.

There are two pictures showing this stone, one with humans stood next to it for scale.

Clicking "Home" takes you to the main site, with lots of pictures of some of the hillforts in the county.

I will be checking this stone out shortly!
Born, bred and living in landlocked Leicestershire, my visits to sites tend to coincide with holidays and long weekends.

But now, armed with Bob Trubshaw’s booklet, Standing Stones & Markstones of Leicestershire, I have sites in my own backyard to try and find.

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