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Submitted by 4clydesdale7 on Sunday, 27 December 2020 Page Views: 8650

Natural PlacesSite Name: Far Hearkening Rock Alternative Name: Far Hearkening Stone
Country: Wales County: Monmouthshire Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Coleford Nearest Village: Staunton
Map Ref: SO5410515107
Latitude: 51.832679N Longitude: 2.667439W
Condition:

5	Perfect
4	Almost Perfect
3	Reasonable but with some damage
2	Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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-1	Completely destroyed

4 Ambience:

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4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
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4 Access:

5	Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4	Short walk on a footpath
3	Requiring a bit more of a walk
2	A long walk
1	In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5	co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4	co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3	co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2	co-ordinates of the nearest village
1	co-ordinates of the nearest town
0	no data

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Geojazz visited on 26th Dec 2020 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 2 Approached from the river so it was quite an uphill treck. A little difficult to find as the footpath is indistinct.

4clydesdale7 visited on 14th May 2012 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Unusual type of rock for the area - formed from Dolomite not the predominant Old Red Sandstone/Quartz Conglomerate - superb views over the Wye Valley

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.5 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 2.5

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**Far Hearkening Rock** submitted by Geojazz : The Far Harkening Rock (Vote or comment on this photo)

One of the famous rocks from which the King's gamekeepers kept a look out for poachers hunting deer - it features a natural concave listening post and apparently served the Romans and the Dobunni well when they kept a watch over the Welsh Silures and Druids seeking to protect the border and the riches (Iron/Coal/Timber) of the Forest of Dean. Royalist Troops also kept watch during the Civil War.

Unusually for this area the rock is formed of Dolomite. The rock is the highest of a series of NW facing rocky outcrops and enjoys superb views over the River Wye.
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SO5415 : Far Hearkening Rock by Peter Randall-Cook — by Peter Randall-Cook
©2010(licence)

SO5415 : Overgrown track by Richard Webb — by Richard Webb
©2017(licence)

SO5415 : Remains of a building by Philip Halling — by Philip Halling
©2023(licence)

SO5415 : Monmouth to Ross Railway by Richard Webb — by Richard Webb
©2017(licence)

SO5415 : The River Wye by Philip Halling — by Philip Halling
©2008(licence)

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