The Coronation Stone
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The Coronation Stone by Rod Allday as part of the Geograph project.
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The Coronation Stone
Image: © Rod Allday Taken: 15 Oct 2011
Made of Greywether sandstone or sarsen, the stone is traditionally thought to have been used for the Coronation of up to seven Saxon Kings in the C10th.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.408326
Longitude
-0.306822