The Tarry Stone in Cookham

Introduction

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The Tarry Stone in Cookham

Image: © Rod Allday Taken: 27 Aug 2008

The Tarry Stone is a large sarsen which formerly marked the boundary of the grounds of the Abbot of Cirencester. Having been removed to a private garden, it was in 1909 restored to the parish and re-erected near its old site then moved again to the correct boundary site in 1937.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.56035
Longitude
-0.706706