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| HER Number: | MDV12315 |
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| Name: | Standing Stone |
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Summary
Alleged standing stonevis=14/4/1970(os) irregular unhewn block of sandstone recumbent and doubtful if it was ever upright. Moorland has been subdivided by early possibly 18th century enclosure banks but has not been reclaimed and is wet and peaty. There is no outcrop stone in immediate vicinity though it occurs within a quarter mile of the moor and may be a little below the peat. If not the stone has been brought and dropped here, but the classification as a prehistoric standing stone is open to doubt. It is 2m by 1.2m, and 0.4m thick.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 859 150 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS81NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Witheridge |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WITHERIDGE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS81NE/18
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- STANDING STONE (Unknown date)
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, Untitled Source (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV24.
Alleged standing stonevis=14/4/1970(os) irregular unhewn block of sandstone recumbent and doubtful if it was ever upright. Moorland has been subdivided by early possibly 18th century enclosure banks but has not been reclaimed and is wet and peaty. There is no outcrop stone in immediate vicinity though it occurs within a quarter mile of the moor and may be a little below the peat. If not the stone has been brought and dropped here, but the classification as a prehistoric standing stone is open to doubt. It is 2m by 1.2m, and 0.4m thick.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV60188.
Osa=ss81ne2.
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 in a slight depression, but still visible.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV24 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV348588 | Personal Comment: Payne, S.. 2011. Farm Environment Plan Survey Visit. Digital. |
| SDV60188 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV5689 - Field Survey, Witheridge Moor
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 5 2011 4:11PM |
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