More information : SS 74384209 Stone Setting.
Stone setting at SS 74384209 in Long Chain Combe (1).
Two stones situated on a rush covered spur at above 435m OD lie on the South side of Long Chains Combe where the ground drops steeply to Hoaroak Water.
They are both sandstone blocks measuring 0.30 and 0.53m high, 0.15m and 0.25m wide and 0.09m and 0.20m thick respectively.
Although there are other stones in the area these two have obviously been set in position and must be considered prehistoric along with SS 74 SW 94 and several other stone settings in the vicinity (2).
A further table of information on the stones is held in the archive.
SS 7438 4209. Two stones A and B as described and planned at 1:100 by authority 2.
SS 74384 42099. Stone A is a thin sandstone post, 0.55m long, 0.15m wide E/W and 0.09m thick. It leans to the east and is 0.30m high, and has an erosion hollow, 0.5m radius and 0.1m deep, around the west arc.
SS 74389 42096. Stone B is a rectangular sectioned sandstone slab, 0.53m high, 0.25m wide NE/SW and 0.20m deep. It has an erosion hollow 1.5m diameter and 0.2m deep.
The stones are without doubt prehistoric but being only two stones it is impossible to say whether this is the remains of a short row or a larger setting. No other stones were seen in the vicinity. Surveyed at 1:2500 by GPS. (3)
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