Hill forts · West Midlands
Hawk Stone
Hawk Stone — Neolithic standing stone in Oxfordshire, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Charlbury · 4.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Hawk Stone is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "Neolithic standing stone in Oxfordshire, England". Coordinates: 51.9094°, -1.5083°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Hawk Stone is a Neolithic standing stone just north of the hamlet of Dean, Oxfordshire, England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
The Hawk Stone stands on Spelsbury Down, 900 metres west of Spelsburydown Farm. The stone stands to a height of 2.6 metres, and it has a width of approximately 1 metre by 0.9 metres at its base and tapers to 0.9 metres at the apex. It is made from oolitic limestone. It has been argued that the stone was once part of a larger burial chamber, although there is little evidence to support this. A concave hollow in its upper face is known to have been worn over time by people rubbing the stone for luck, although it may originally have been natural in origin.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.9094, -1.5083
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- West Oxfordshire
- Parish
- Spelsbury
- Postcode
- OX7 5XG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Banbury
- Nearest railway station
- Charlbury — 4.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5684852 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Hawk Stone (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Spelsbury - Hawk Stone standing stone 700m south of Claridges Barn - 20240921102349.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hawk Stone?
- Hawk Stone is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode OX7 5XG), in the parish of Spelsbury.
- Is Hawk Stone a listed building?
- Hawk Stone is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Hawk Stone a protected site?
- Yes — Hawk Stone is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Hawk Stone free to visit?
- Yes, Hawk Stone is free to enter.
- How do I get to Hawk Stone?
- The nearest railway station is Charlbury, about 4.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode OX7 5XG.