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| HER Number: | MDV2161 |
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| Name: | STANDING STONE in the Parish of East Down |
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Summary
Standing stone at Holwell.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 579 422 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS54SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | East Down |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | EAST DOWN |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS54SE/9
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- STANDING STONE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, SS54SE10 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV88522.
Palmer, M. G., 1937, Standing Stones of the Ilfracombe District, 487-488 (Article in Serial). SDV64392.
Stone. Height 813mm, width 864mm, thickness 610mm, elevation 213m. Standing stone at Holwell. Farm takes its name from the spring in the hollow and the stone may have served to mark the way to it. Possibly moved from another nearby site. Of quartz, it has suffered from fracture.
Fowler, M. J. F., 1993, Standing Stones of Exmoor, 166 (Article in Serial). SDV65409.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV64392 | Article in Serial: Palmer, M. G.. 1937. Standing Stones of the Ilfracombe District. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 69. A5 Paperback. 487-488. |
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| SDV65409 | Article in Serial: Fowler, M. J. F.. 1993. Standing Stones of Exmoor. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 125. A5 Paperback. 166. |
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| SDV88522 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey. SS54SE10. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 30 2015 5:07PM |
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