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The Puckstone Standing Stone / Menhir No image available Nearest Town: Swanage (5km SSE) OS Ref (GB):     SZ021831 / Sheet: 195 Latitude: 50° 38' 49.08" N Longitude:     1° 58' 13.06" W Added by juamei Fieldnotes (2) Folklore (1) 0 discussions Start a topic Show  |  Hide Web searches for Puckstone Flickr Google Google Images MAGIC The Megalithic Portal Bing Stone Pages Streetmap.co.uk Wikipedia

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I've been here a few times recently, and it appears the bracken has been cut back! I picked my way to the top of this low mound, and saw what I presumed to be just the tip of the rocky outcrop that I assumed the Puckstone to be. Maybe that was the alleged standing stone? I was walking along near the Agglestone last weekend, and could see the Puckstone silhouetted against the sky - it looked a LOT more prominent than my previous visit... I'll see if any of my pics show this in any detail. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by goffik 21st February 2006ce

[visited 24/12/02] Apparently there is a standing stone on top of the possibly natural mound. I located a couple of possibles amongst the bracken, but I may have missed the actual Puckstone due to the bracken. The Agglestone is very obvious to the South. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by juamei 30th December 2002ce Edited 30th December 2002ce

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Unsurprisingly, the Puckstone's alternative name is the Fairy Stone. Heaths can be weird places. The stone is marked on the 1:25000 map - perhaps juamei missed it because he wasn't in quite the right spot? It's north of the Agglestone, right by a track. It's the same type of rock as the 'holy' stone, but apparently with a scarier reputation. (mentioned at the swuklink site http://www.swuklink.com/BAAAGBSE.php) Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Rhiannon 8th June 2005ce Edited 8th June 2005ce