More information : At SX 56017128, on a south-west slope and within a small prehistoric enclosure (SX 57 SE 94) that adjoins a reave (SX 57 SE 79)there is an upright stone. It is 1.25m. long, 0.55m. wide, 1.3m. high, and is well trigged around the base. It is possibly a prehistoric standing stone but may also be a much later marker since there are at least three similar stones in a line towards Ingra Tor set out at wide intervals as if to mark a boundary. Another stone occurs 150m. to the north east. Surveyed at 1:10 000 on MSD. (1)
Scheduled, National Number 34425. (2)
The upright stone has clearly be set in this position but its origin and function remain obscure. Recorded at 1:2500 scale (3) |