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Summary

One of two alignments south of Laughter Tor. This eastern alignment is orientated from north-west to south east and includes a 164 meters long, double alignment of at least 23 upright stones, with an average height of 0.23 meters. The spacing of the stones is irregular and the distance between the rows is 1.7 meters. A small cairn with a tall standing stone built into its centre stands at the north-west end of this stone alignment.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1021047: Two double stone alignments, cairn and standing stone 700m south west of Laughter Hole Farm

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NE/27
• Old SAM County Ref: 802
• Old SAM Ref: 34459

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• STONE ALIGNMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV230009.

Stone row s of laughter tor. A much robbed double row of stones.

Ancient Monuments, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV230012.

Vis=6/5/1970 (ancient monuments) remains of 2 stone rows to se of standing stone. Only 21 upright remain.

SE, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV230013.

Vis=17/7/1976 (grinsell) no trace of cairn claimed by worth at lower (se) end.

RCHM APP 1985, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV230015.

Vis=a very small part of this row is visible and only one row on nmr 1977 ap (rchm app 1985).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV230019.

Worth, r. H. /tda/72(1940)197 pl.4/dartmoor menhirs.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV230020.

Worth, r. H. /tda/78(1946)310/the stone rows of dartmoor, part 1.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV230021.

Osa=sx67ne28.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV230022.

Grinsell, l. V. /pdas/36(1978)151.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV230023.

Worth, r. H. /dartmoor/(1953)229.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV230024.

Emmett, d. D. /pdas/37(1979)111/stone rows: the traditional view reconsidered.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV230025.

Aph=nmr sx6575/1/365-385(18/5/1977).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV230026.

Hemery, e. /high dartmoor/(1983)488.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV230027.

Des=nvq/pers comm/(22/3/1995)/notes in smr. Vis=as above (nvq).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV230028.

Des=sainsbury, i. S. /(1998)/duchy farms survey - brimpts farm/1:10000 plan.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV230030.

Des=ancient monuments/(30/9/2003)/as above.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, Untitled Source (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV24.

Vis=18/7/1952 (os) condition rather bad. The 3 se extremity stones are still standing but the remainder are only just visible above ground.

WORTH, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV6808.

Vis=estimated -/-/1945 (worth) 23 stones remain varying in distance apart from 1 to 2m. The average height of the stones is 300 to 600mm. At the nw end is a standing stone. At the se end two of the stones are comparatively large; suggesting a possible barrow. Row no50.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 157098 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(09/05/2002) Double stone alignment 690m south-west of Laughter Hole Farm. The last two uprights within the row are within a circular hollow measuring 3.6m in diameter and 0.3m deep, within which there is erosion caused by animal poaching. Gorse, grass bilberry and rushes

English Heritage, 2011, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV347072.

The monument includes two double stone alignments, a cairn and standing stone situated on a south facing slope of Laughter Tor overlooking the valley of the East Dart River. The eastern alignment is orientated from north-west to south east and includes a 164 meters long, double alignment of at least 23 upright stones, with an average height of 0.23 meters. The spacing of the stones is irregular and the distance between the rows is 1.7 meters. A small cairn with a tall standing stone built into its centre stands at the north-west end of this stone alignment. The cairn measures 5.5 meters in diameter and 0.2 meters high, whilst the standing stone is 2.65 meters high, 0.7 meters wide by 0.52 meters thick. The standing stone was re-erected in 1893 and again in 1911. The cairn was excavated in 1903 by Robert Burnard who found considerable quantities of charcoal.
The second stone alignment (PRN 6002) lies to the south of the standing stone and is also orientated approximately north-west to south-east and includes a 10 meter long double row of at least ten upright stones with an average height of 0.05 meters. The spacing of the stones is irregular and the distance between the rows is 1.0 meter. (Amended 2003) Other details: SAM ID: 34459.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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