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The Whet Stone Natural Rock Feature Image © A. Brookes (24.3.2012) Nearest Town: Kington (4km ENE) OS Ref (GB):     SO26055680 / Sheet: 148 Latitude: 52° 12' 14.38" N Longitude:     3° 4' 56.07" W Added by thesweetcheat Images (4) Folklore (1) Links (1) 0 discussions Start a topic Show  |  Hide Web searches for Whet Stone Flickr Google Google Images MAGIC The Megalithic Portal Bing Stone Pages Streetmap.co.uk Wikipedia

- Sites within 20 km - - Gwern Dyfnant (2.49km WSW) (1 post) Old Radnor Church (2.52km NW) (6 posts) Walton Green Cursus (2.9km N) (2 posts) Harpton Court Barrow (3.6km WNW) (3 posts) Hindwell Pool (3.81km NNW) (6 posts) Crossway Barrow (3.85km WNW) (1 post) Hindwell Enclosure (3.95km NNW) (4 posts) Hindwell Cursus (4.05km NW) (3 posts) Womaston (4.15km N) (1 post) Hindwell round barrow group (4.25km NNW) (9 posts) The Four Stones (4.25km NW) (55 posts) Hindwell Stone (4.25km NW) (10 posts) Knobley Brook barrow (4.48km NNE) (1 post) Knobley (4.52km N) (8 posts) Burfa Bank (4.81km NNE) (27 posts) Crossfield Lane barrow (5.87km NW) (5 posts) Kinnerton Court Stone I (6.09km NW) (23 posts) Kinnerton Court Stone II (6.19km NW) (15 posts) Castle Ring (Old Radnor) (6.72km N) (18 posts) Milton Hill (6.93km S) (1 post) Beggar's Bush (7.36km NNW) (4 posts) Cwmade (7.41km N) (6 posts) Bache Hill and the Whimble (8.01km WNW) (80 posts) Church of St Michael (8.44km W) (2 posts) Llanfihangel Nant Melan (8.44km W) (1 post) Pen-twyn Camp (Brilley) (8.82km SSW) (1 post) Bryn y Maen fallen monolith (9.33km W) (4 posts) The Van (9.82km W) (12 posts) Black Mixen (9.91km WNW) (21 posts) Gilfach Hill (10.15km N) (5 posts) Wapley Hill (10.19km NE) (26 posts) Bryn y Maen (10.39km WSW) (12 posts) Stapleton Henge (10.4km NE) (1 post) Llanerch Stone (10.41km W) (6 posts) Shepherd's Well cross dyke (10.89km WNW) (6 posts) Six Stones (10.99km WSW) (2 posts) Cwm Bwch, Great Rhos (11.48km WNW) (30 posts) Fedw (11.75km W) (6 posts) Crossfoot Farm (11.83km SSW) (6 posts) Rhos-Goch Chapel (11.88km SW) (1 post) Cwm Maerdy (11.97km W) (7 posts) Giants Grave (12.15km WSW) (16 posts) Lower Court (Lower Kinsham) (12.17km NE) (1 post) Kinsham Cupmarked Stone (12.27km NE) (1 post) Lane Farm (12.5km SW) (1 post) Larch Grove (12.61km W) (1 post) Milton Cross (12.87km ENE) (1 post) Graig Camp (13km W) (11 posts) Cefn Wylfre (13.31km WSW) (4 posts) Llandegley Rocks (13.5km W) (6 posts) Shepherd's Tump (13.57km WNW) (2 posts) Lower Newton (14.31km E) (0 posts) Archenfield (14.49km SSE) (4 posts) Clyro Court Farm (14.52km SSW) (7 posts) Glascwm Mill Cottages (14.53km WSW) (1 post) Arthur's Stone (14.84km SE) (92 posts) Hundred House Common (14.93km WSW) (1 post) Gannols Farm (15.25km SE) (4 posts) Pentre House (15.43km SE) (11 posts) Cwm Stone (15.82km WSW) (5 posts) Dorstone Hill (16.1km SE) (2 posts) Pawl Hir (16.12km W) (5 posts) Gelli Hill Cairn (16.17km W) (10 posts) Gilwern Hill (16.3km W) (7 posts) Maesgwyn Mound (16.38km SW) (1 post) Gelli Hill (16.52km W) (19 posts) Moll Walbee's Stone (16.56km SSW) (6 posts) Gelli Hill stone (16.65km W) (8 posts) Cross Lodge (16.73km SE) (7 posts) Mynydd Brith (17km SSE) (8 posts) Bryn yr Hydd (17.08km SSW) (6 posts) Ffrwd Stone (17.23km W) (6 posts) Skyborry (17.26km N) (5 posts) Castle Bank (17.28km WSW) (24 posts) Pen-y-Wyrlod (17.37km S) (26 posts) Carregwiber (17.8km W) (8 posts) Carregwiber (stone 1) (17.86km W) (7 posts) Gold Post (18km SSE) (1 post) Pen Cae Newydd (18.08km SW) (1 post) Twyn-y-Beddau (18.29km S) (15 posts) Cefn Hill (18.44km SSE) (2 posts) Cwm Berwyn, Carneddau (Builth Wells) (18.82km WSW) (14 posts) Pyon Wood Camp (18.82km ENE) (12 posts) Little Hill cairn III (18.83km W) (1 post) Little Hill cairn II (18.84km W) (1 post) The Beacon (Llandrindod) (18.89km W) (6 posts) Broomy Hill (19.02km W) (3 posts) Cefn-y-Gaer (19.11km WNW) (10 posts) Blaen Henllan (19.2km SW) (1 post) Parc-y-Meirch (19.23km SSE) (0 posts) Carneddau North (Builth Wells) (19.33km WSW) (14 posts) Little Hill VII (19.4km W) (4 posts) Bush Bank (19.52km E) (7 posts) Y Gaer, Llanddewi Ystradenni (19.53km WNW) (9 posts) Carneddau Hill (Builth Wells) (19.55km WSW) (11 posts) Caer Caradoc (Chapel Lawn) (19.59km N) (26 posts) Pen-y-Beacon (19.6km S) (44 posts) Coxall Knoll (19.64km NE) (11 posts) Canon Pyon (19.73km E) (8 posts) Walford Barrow (19.92km NE) (2 posts) Twyn y Garth barrows (19.94km SW) (7 posts) - Facilities within 20 km - - Knighton Tourist Infor... (Tourist Information: 16 km N)

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Glacial erratic boulder on Hergest Ridge. According to the nearby info board, the stone is supposed to go down to the nearby spring to drink at midnight, rather like the nearby Four Stones over the border in Radnorshire. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by thesweetcheat 26th March 2012ce

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Pastscape A flint arrownhead was found near the Whet Stone, and then lost by Hereford Museum, apparently. Comments (1)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by thesweetcheat 4th April 2012ce