The Sailor’s Stone
The Sailor’s Stone is a memorial in Thursley, Waverley District, England. The Sailor’s Stone is situated nearby to the historic site Hyde Park Court, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Gibbet Hill.Photo: Christopher Hilton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: memorial stone in Thursley, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK
- Also known as: “The Gibbet Stone”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gibbet Hill and The Royal School.
Gibbet Hill
Peak
Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.
Gibbet Hill, at Hindhead, Surrey, England, is the apex of the scarp surrounding the Devil's Punch Bowl, not far from the A3 London to Portsmouth road. The road used to follow the lower contours of the hill, but it has been diverted through the Hindhead Tunnel and the earlier route returned to nature.
The Royal School
School
The Royal School, Haslemere was a private co-educational day and boarding school for pupils aged 10 to 18. The original Royal Naval School was founded for the daughters and sisters of Naval and Marine Officers in 1840. The Royal School is situated 4,000 feet south of The Sailor’s Stone.
Undershaw
Building
Photo: Prspiring, Public domain.
Undershaw is a former residence of the author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes. The house was built for Doyle at his order to accommodate his wife's health requirements, and is where he lived with his family from 1897 to 1907. Undershaw is situated 3,400 feet west of The Sailor’s Stone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Devil’s Punch Bowl and Hindhead.
Devil’s Punch Bowl
Locality
Photo: don cload, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Devil's Punch Bowl is a 282.2-hectare visitor attraction and biological Site of Special Scientific Interest situated just to the east of the village of Hindhead in the English county of Surrey.
Hindhead
Village
Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.
Hindhead is a village in the Waverley district of the county of Surrey, England. It is the highest village in the county and its buildings are between 185 metres and 253 metres above sea level.
Grayshott
Village
Photo: George R, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grayshott is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is on the Hampshire / Surrey border 4 miles northwest of Haslemere by road, and 46 miles southwest of central London.
The Sailor’s Stone
- Categories: murder stone, memorial stone, and historic site
- Location: Thursley, Waverley District, Surrey, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.1143° or 51° 6′ 52″ northLongitude
-0.71875° or 0° 43′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C3X477J+PGOpenStreetMap ID
node 32589768OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q26533781
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