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HER Number:MDV128579
Name:Standing stone, Amicombe Hill

Summary

Previously unrecorded standing stone noted during site visit in 2018. Also visible on aerial photographs. Located in a peat cutting with a recumbent stone about 5m to the south-east. Dating uncertain – it may have been erected by peat cutters after being uncovered.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 570 864
Map Sheet:SX58NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • STANDING STONE (Constructed, Late Neolithic to XVIII - 3000 BC to 1751 AD (Between))

Full description

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Visible on the aerial photography.

Gillard, M., 2018, Images of standing stone. Amicombe (Photograph). SDV363718.

Two images (with scale) taken of stone.

Gillard, M., 2018, Standing stone at Amicombe (Correspondence). SDV363717.

(July 2018) Previously unrecorded standing stone on Amicombe SX 57027 86490.
Visible on the Google Satellite aerial photographs. Located in a peat cutting with a recumbent stone about 5m to the south-east. Photographs taken. Dating uncertain – it may have been erected by peat cutters after being uncovered.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital).

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey

Date Last Edited:Jun 22 2020 11:08AM