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Paulus P
Paulus Feb 19, 2006 19:29:37
Replying to ocifant

I'd say they were the same stone. If y' look at the buildings in the background they're one and the same, and on the maps its sited by Boulters Barn. I don't mind shifting my photo to the [[Churchill Standing Stone]] and omit the Boulters Barn site. What do people think?

B baza
baza Feb 19, 2006 19:58:24
Replying to Paulus

Yes, they are one and the same.

>on the maps its sited by Boulters Barn.

Sorry, I disagree. Boulter's Barn is over 300metres to the east, far past the Three Ways road junction. East Churchill Grounds farm to the north, whose hedge the stone lies within, is much nearer.

http://www.magic.gov.uk/website/magic/viewer.htm?startTopic=magicall&chosenLayers=moncIndex&xygridref=429284,225655&startScale=5000

http://www.pastscape.org/hob.asp?hob_no=332495&source=textonly&period1=None&county1=Oxfordshire&class1=None&hob_name1=Standing%20Stone&min_date1=ALL&max_date1=ALL&type1=&place1=churchill&page=first&recs_per_page=60&s_o=1&nmr=&defra=

O ocifant
ocifant Feb 19, 2006 19:59:23
Replying to Paulus

Looking at the photos, both have a brownish 'vulval' marking on them, which looks to settle the matter.

I'm not concerned about which name gets the nod from the Eds, , but I think that the Boulter's Barn Stone is more descriptive than the Churchill Stone (sorry Bazza!).