What is recorded here
The 15th century 'Temptation Stone' - a re-used, decorated quoin. A console on a re-assembled machicolation is decorated with a monkey. (Bradley et al. 1986 vol. 3, 279).
See attached screenshots of 3D model of possible exhibitionist carving created by Digital Heritage Age. 3D model can be accessed on the Sketchfab website at: https://skfb.ly/6sVVX
Date of upload: 14 September 2016
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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