Miscellaneous

South Baddesley Stone
Standing Stone / Menhir

This is intriguing; I wonder if someone local can check it out. The excellent ‘Hampshire Treasures’ resource gives just the following information – “Monolithic Stone – Moved to roadside during road making operations”.

It’s in South Baddesley, which is part of Boldre parish – the “Bouvre” of the Domesday Book (1086). The parish contains evidence of habitation during the Stone Age – implements; Bronze Age – barrows; and in Roman times – coins found at Norley wood.