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Cookham in Berkshire, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
 

The Tarry Stone

 
 
The Tarry Stone Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Stephen Palmer, September 3, 2023
1. The Tarry Stone Marker
Inscription.
At which sports were held before 1506
After many travels was returned to this its ancient site in 1937

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports.
 
Location. 51° 33.618′ N, 0° 42.402′ W. Marker is in Cookham, England, in Berkshire. Marker is on Sutton Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is at the junction of Sutton Road and Odney Lane. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Sutton Road, Cookham, England SL6 9SQ, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Sir Stanley Spencer (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Cookham War Memorial (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Causeway Bridge (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Welcome to Bell Rope Meadow (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Boulter's Weir (approx. 2.8 kilometers away); Welcome to Ray Mill Island (approx. 3 kilometers away); Maidenhead Boundary Walk (approx. 3 kilometers away); Richard Dimbleby CBE (approx. 3.1 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cookham.
 
Regarding The Tarry Stone. The Tarry Stone is a sarsen stone which was originally a boundary marker for the grounds of the Abbot of Cirencester whose house was close by.
 
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The Tarry Stone image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Stephen Palmer, September 3, 2023
2. The Tarry Stone
The Tarry Stone image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Stephen Palmer, September 3, 2023
3. The Tarry Stone
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2023, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England. This page has been viewed 102 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 3, 2023, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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