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Image of Allgreave (Standing Stone / Menhir) by postman

With cows and farm. Needless to say I didn’t come from that way.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
Image of Allgreave (Standing Stone / Menhir) by postman

My favorite aspect of the stone, with the weird inward creases and Shutlingsloe beyond.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
Image of Allgreave (Standing Stone / Menhir) by postman

Lud’s church is in the trees on the hill to the right of the stone.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
Image of Allgreave (Standing Stone / Menhir) by postman

Stone on the right and footpath to the very picturesque river on the left

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

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Allgreave

We came down from the north past Lamaload reservoir and down the lovely Clough brook valley, passing the intriguingly named village of Bottom o’ the oven.
Parking for the stone is at a one car place next to Allmeadows guest house, there is a footpath running through it. The footpath takes one down to where the River Dane joins up with the Clough Brook, a really pleasant place indeed, a Blue Tit let us get remarkably close before flying away.
As the path goes down the stone will appear large and obvious on the right, but unnervingly on the wrong side of the fence, we approached as far as the fence, Eric lay down for a while, whilst I went for a bit of a trespass on the other side of the fence.

The stone was apparently partially buried then dug up and re-erected by landowners at Burnt house farm. In shape it reminds me of Gardoms edge standing stone. The stone is on a gentle slope coming up from the river and has a different aspect as you walk round the stone, it’s best side is seen whilst looking past it up to Shutlingsloe hill, the stone has a dimple with creases leading into it. It’s a very nice looking stone.

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