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HER Number:MDV12314
Name:Standing Stone, Witheridge Moor

Summary

Standing Stone, Witheridge Moor.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 857 151
Map Sheet:SS81NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishWitheridge
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWITHERIDGE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS81NE/17

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • STANDING STONE (Unknown date)

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, Untitled Source (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV24.

Supposed standing stone "a" one of two. Vis=14/4/1970(os) recumbent block of unhewn sandstone roughly rectangular and its top is flush with the surrounding peat. Length 1.3m, width 0.7m.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV60180.

Osa=ss81ne1.


Payne, S., 2011, Farm Environment Plan Survey Visit (Personal Comment). SDV348588.

Site visit to Witheridge Moor to survey targeted areas for Farm Environment Plan. Survey revealed that the stone is lying on its side and partially covered by vegetation (Sphagnum, heathers). Only visible from close by.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV24Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV348588Personal Comment: Payne, S.. 2011. Farm Environment Plan Survey Visit. Digital.
SDV60180Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments

MDV1148Related to: Bowl Barrow on Witheridge Moor (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV5691 - Field Survey, Witheridge Moor

Date Last Edited:Dec 5 2011 4:47PM