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Monument Number 34678
Hob Uid: 34678
Location : Devon North Devon Challacombe
Grid Ref : SS6677042520
Summary : An upright stone measuring 1.3m by 1m by .5m thick. It has been previously interpreted as a standing stone but is now thought to be a natural feature.
More information : STONE [OE] (1) Authority for T.I. was probably R. Hansford Worth. (2) A stone of irregular shape, set in a slight hollow in the ground. Surveyed on field document at SS66774253. It is 1ft 6ins in height. (3) [SS 66764252] Standing Stone [NAT] (4) SS66774252. An isolated boulder 1.3m x 1.0m and 0.5m thick lying in a shallow depression. There is no reason to suspect that this stone is of any archaeological significance. Surveyed at 1:2500. See GP from south. (5) Listed as Brockenbarrow Lane at SS 66824247. (6) SS 66774252. A natural block, 0.5m high and 1.3 by 1.0m across, exposed in a deep sheep-erosion hollow. It is similar to other sub-surface blocks in the vicinity which are being removed by the farmer to improve the pasture. In the past it has been interpreted as either the surviving element of a possible stone row (1905) or as a standing stone (1970). See also SS 64 SE 33. (7)

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Source : Annotated Record Map
Source details : Anon OS Revision 6" Sheet 1905
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Source : VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION
Source details : S Willy, recorder, 22-AUG-57
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Source Number : 3
Source : Large Scale / Small Scale Map Revisers Comment
Source details : SS 6" (C. Acherton Reviser 4.12.57)
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Source Number : 4
Source : Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date)
Source details : OS 6" 1963
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Source Number : 5
Source : Field Investigators Comments
Source details : F1 MHB 21-AUG-72
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Source Number : 6
Source : The archaeology of Exmoor : Bideford Bay to Bridgwater
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Source Number : 7
Source : Field Investigators Comments
Source details : RCHME Field Investigation, 30-NOV-1989, IS Sainsbury.
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Uncertain
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Monument Type : Stone
Evidence : Structure

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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Devonshire)
External Cross Reference Number : SS64SE030
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SS 64 SE 3
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Related Activities :

Associated Activities : Primary, FIELD OBSERVATION ON SS 64 SE 3
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1972-08-21
End Date : 1972-08-21

Associated Activities : Primary, FIELD OBSERVATION ON SS 64 SE 3
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1989-11-30
End Date : 1989-11-30

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 34678