Greater Leys

Nearest town:
Oxford (6km WNW)
OS reference:
SP566016
OS sheet:
164
Latitude:
51° 42' 35.14 N
Longitude:
1° 10' 50.65 W
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anaXa
anaXa May 30, 2006

I visited this site on a classic early spring evening with a low setting sun in a cloudless sky and a hot air balloon drifting aimlessly by. I approached the stone by following the footpath from the south east corner of Sandford Brake electrical substation and entering the copse from the footpath atits north west edge and crossing a small wooden step bridge just in front of the stone.

The stone is becoming ever more overgrown and while it is still quite easy to spot at the moment I can see it becoming quite easily obscured in a couple of years.

I agree, well worth a visit.

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Darren Nov 28, 2005

Garsington Church stands on a raised hilltop site, supported by an ancient retaining wall. A footpath runs below this wall, leading to a nearby paved pathway constructed from old stones, some of which are particularly large. In the fields below, concealed within a hedgerow beside a gateway, lies a large stone measuring at least 2 metres in width and nearly 1 metre in height—very similar to the one mentioned here.

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Land_Raver Nov 23, 2005

This stone is situated adjacent to a footpath at the north west edge of a copse between Sandford Brake electrical substation & B480 Watlington road.

It is moss covered standing on an angle of approx 60-70 degrees & is approximately 2m long by 1m high 0.2m thick. It’s shape is fairly rectangular although there are no crisp edges; indicating the appearance is certainly very old.

This stone has several interesting features in the surrounding area including a Roman Road to the west & is not far from the Bladon Brook spring source.

Well worth a visit.

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