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The Hellstone

The duck pond

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I presume this is a scheduled monument and therefore enjoys some protection.

However, there seems to be no official public footpath to the site - not shown on the Explorer map, or on the info board next to the wooden stile at the road layby (approx SY601869 - almost opposite Hampton Barn Farm). But there is a clear concrete stile into the bottom of the field where the burial chamber is, and near the hellstone I remember a wooden signpost, about 10 metres from the burial chamber (see moey’s or joolio geordio’s pic).

So what happens if a landowner (in this case, or another case) says that they will ‘protect / look after’ the monument but not let anyone see it??

The concrete stile at the bottom of the hill leading to the site has a fence over and in front of it making it difficult to gain access and giving the appearance that access is actually barred. I just hopped over, but I wonder how many folk just haven't continued on to the site because of it?

It'll be interesting to see what EH come up with cause I thought that duck pond was a real eyesore.