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Summary

Stone marking the south-western end of the westernmost row in the Drizzlecombe group (Worth's Row 17/Row A). Discovered recumbent by the Dartmoor Exploration Committee (measured as 3.78m long), it was re-erected in July 1893 following an excavation to locate the socket hole. Measures 1.8m by 0.4m and stands 3.2m high (1979 visit).

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1014145: Three stone alignments, 15 cairns, a cist, a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement and a small clapper bridge at Drizzle Combe

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX 56 NE 46
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/277/2
• Old SAM County Ref: 462
• Old SAM Ref: 24104
• Pastscape: 438629

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• STANDING STONE (Constructed, Early Neolithic to XIX - 4000 BC to 1893 AD (Between))

Full description

Worth, R. H., 1946, The Stone Rows of Dartmoor. Part 1, 293 (Article in Serial). SDV251172.

Drizzlecombe group. Menhir at south-west end of Row A. Measures 3.78m long as fallen, 3.15m as erected.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX56NE46, Standing stone. (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV272651.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979, SX56NE46 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV363472.

(01/02/1979) Standing stone at the south-west end of the double stone row measures 1.8 m by 0.4 m and is 3.2 m high. Surveyed at 1:10 000 on PFD and at 1:2500 for AO Records.

National Monuments Record, 1983, SF2134, 79 (Aerial Photograph). SDV231262.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Recorded in project.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 133413 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(12/03/1993) When originally surveyed by Worth, the blocking stone was recumbent, however, as a result of the interest generated by his survey, the stone was re-erected in July 1893, following a small scale excavation by Baring-Gould and others to locate the original socket hole.

Devon Archaeological Society, 1995, The Drizzlecombe Stone Rows (Leaflet). SDV272662.

Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S., 1999, Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor areas in the Plym Valley, West Devon (Report - Survey). SDV346268.

Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.

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

Clearly visible on the aerial photograph in position at the south-western end of the row.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey
• EDV4966 - Survey of Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor

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