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| HER Number: | MDV229 |
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| Name: | Standing Stone adjacent to Holme Lane, Lee, Ilfracombe |
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Summary
Standing Stone marking the junction of the trackway, now known as Home Lane and the main track to Lee Village.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 483 465 |
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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/17
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS44NE11
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- STANDING STONE (Early Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
Palmer, M. G., 1937, Standing Stones of the Ilfracombe District, 489, Pl. lxviii, Fig. 3 (Article in Serial). SDV64392.
Lee Downs No. 3. This stone stands in the field below that of No. 2. So placed to mark the union of the trackway, now known as Home Lane and the main track to Lee village. An irregular mass of white quartz, embedded in the present field bank.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SS44NE11 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV92693.
Irregular mass of white quartx, 2 feet 6 inches high by 2 feet 8 inches wide. Evidently placed to mark the junction of Home Lane with main road to Lee village.
Described by M.G. Palmer in Transactions of the Devonshire Association, 69, 1937, p489, 494.
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 1637, 2756 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
Lee Downs No. 3. Stone stands in field below No. 2. Marks junction of trackway with main track to Lee Village. Irregular mass of white quartz, embedded in the present field bank.
[2756] SS 4833 4648 Field called 'Grey Stone' on 1839 Tithe Apportionment and 1840 Tithe Map (plot No. 647). Name could refer to standing stone/marker stone.
University of Southampton, 2018, North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment, No. 79 (Interpretation). SDV361978.
Not visible on CCO aerial photo, probably due to position in hedge bank.
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. 1637, 2756. |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
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| SDV361978 | Interpretation: University of Southampton. 2018. North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. RCZAS. Digital. No. 79. |
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| 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. 3. [Mapped feature: #12388 ] |
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| SDV92693 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SS44NE11. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 15 2022 12:04PM |
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