Kinnerton Court Stone I

Nearest town:
Presteigne (8km ENE)
OS reference:
SO245627
OS sheets:
137, 148
Latitude:
52° 15' 24.56 N
Longitude:
3° 6' 22.45 W
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Images

Image of Kinnerton Court Stone I (Standing Stone / Menhir) by postman

I’ve seen the stone from the gate a couple of times, but couldn’t recall if I’ve ever been up to the stone, so I went up, just to make sure.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Apr 5, 2019
Image of Kinnerton Court Stone I (Standing Stone / Menhir) by thesweetcheat

The relationship with The Whimble is pretty obvious. Looking WNW.

Image credit: A. Brookes (21.8.2010)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Sep 23, 2010
Image of Kinnerton Court Stone I (Standing Stone / Menhir) by morfe

Figures shown for scale. Note sunken situ.

Image credit: morfeandscott
morfe
morfe Mar 11, 2004
Image of Kinnerton Court Stone I (Standing Stone / Menhir) by morfe

Like a Mother and daughter; The Kinnerton stone, and (in the background) the fecund, regal, and curiously named ‘Whimble’. The area immediately around the stone has/is sunken.

Image credit: morfe&scott
morfe
morfe Mar 11, 2004
Image of Kinnerton Court Stone I (Standing Stone / Menhir) by morfe

Panoramic view looking Westwards. March 2004.

Image credit: morfe&scott
morfe
morfe Mar 11, 2004
Image of Kinnerton Court Stone I (Standing Stone / Menhir) by Kammer

Taken 21st June 2003: The Kinnerton Court Stone from the north east.

Image credit: Simon marshall
Kammer
Kammer Aug 1, 2003
Image of Kinnerton Court Stone I (Standing Stone / Menhir) by Kammer

Taken 21st June 2003: The stone from the north east.

Image credit: Simon Marshall
Kammer
Kammer Aug 1, 2003

Articles

Kinnerton Court Stone I

C
CARL Jun 26, 2016

Visited 25.6.16

Directions:
Where the road kinks there is a public footpath sign. Go through the field gate to the left of the sign. The stone is visible from the gate.

The field had been left to go fallow and the grass was waist height. Only the top of the stone was visible from the gate. Upon approaching I could see the stone was in a slight hollow. No doubt due to it being previously used as a rubbing post?

From the stone you can easily see how the stone (and all the other prehistoric sites in the area) sit within a natural bowl, surrounded by hills in all directions. This is a pretty area and well worth a visit if in the area.

Kinnerton Court Stone I

thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Aug 1, 2011

I have been to Kinnerton once before and visited the round stone in its field, but didn’t know about the second stone tucked into the verge to the north of the field gate. I only find this now thanks to Postie’s pictures – it’s very overgrown and nettles sting me in my efforts to clear it sufficiently to photograph.

As has been commented by others, the stone in the field mirrors the conical top of The Whimble, visible to the west from here.

Kinnerton Court Stone I

postman
postman Mar 15, 2008

As the four stones are only down the road why not come see these two standing stones. True they’re not huge stones this one is the taller of the two and the easiest to find,

Kinnerton Court Stone I

Kammer
Kammer Aug 1, 2003

Visited 21st June 2003: This was the successful last megalithic visit of our Solstice. I only persuaded Louise to let me look for this stone by promising her a cup of tea in bed the following morning! Needless to say, everyone else stayed in the car while a yomped across the field to the stone.

By this time my hay fever was really kicking in, and it was getting tricky to focus my eyes, let alone the camera. This little stone was worth a bit of suffering for though. Despite it’s relatively small size compared to the Four Stones it’s very reminiscent of them. I wonder whether Hindwell Stone looked something like this when it was standing.

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Oct 2020

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