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| HER Number: | MDV228 |
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| Name: | Standing Stone on Lee Downs, Ilfracombe |
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Summary
Standing Stone on Lee Downs occupies the centre of a small half-hollow and stands out well against the hillside. A well-beaten trackway leads to the stone from the lane.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 485 467 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS44NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ilfracombe |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ILFRACOMBE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS44NE/16
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS44NE10
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- STANDING STONE (Early Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
National Trust, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV52.
Vis=6/5/1994 (akers) condition good, no damage by grazing animals (nt).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV92712.
Ntas/ilfracombe/(1984)/in smr.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV92713.
Des=nt/archaeological site monitoring report/(1994).
Palmer, M. G., 1937, Standing Stones of the Ilfracombe District, 489, Pl. lxviii, Fig. 2 (Article in Serial). SDV64392.
Lee Downs No. 2 stone. White quartz. Height 1.07 metres, width 1.22 metres, 813 millimetres thick. Stands in the second field west of the field containing number 1. A well-beaten trackway leads to the stone from the lane. Smaller than No. 1. Stands out brilliantly against the hillside. Occupies the centre of a small half-hollow.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SS44NE10 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV92711.
White quartz stone, 3.5 feet high. Can be clearly seen from a mile away.
Described in Transactions of the Devonshire Association, 69, 1937.
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 1641 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
Lee Downs No. 2. Height 1.07 metres, width 1.22 metres, thick 813 millimetres. A well-beaten trackway leads to the stone from the lane. Stands out brilliantly against the hillside. Occupies the centre of a small half-hollow. White quartz. Good condition in 1994.
University of Southampton, 2018, North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment, No. 42 (Interpretation). SDV361978.
No evidence of stone in this location on aerial photo.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV339712 | Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J.. 2007. The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.22 (rev.1). A4 Stapled + Digital. No. 1641. |
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| SDV361978 | Interpretation: University of Southampton. 2018. North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. RCZAS. Digital. No. 42. |
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| SDV52 | Migrated Record: National Trust. |
| SDV64392 | Article in Serial: Palmer, M. G.. 1937. Standing Stones of the Ilfracombe District. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 69. A5 Paperback. 489, Pl. lxviii, Fig. 2. [Mapped feature: #123053 ] |
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| SDV92711 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SS44NE10. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index + Digital. |
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| SDV92712 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV92713 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 22 2019 4:25PM |
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