| ID: | SDV64619 |
|---|
| Title: | Stone Monuments of Exmoor and its Borders |
|---|
| Originator: | Chanter, J. F. + Worth, R. H. |
|---|
| Date: | 1905 |
|---|
| Summary: | Mattocks Down. Well-known menhir. Of white quartz showing incipient crystallisation. Surface attrition has taken place since 1905 at the rate of 25mm in ten years. Two worked flints found in this field. Numerous masses of quartz in the neighbouring hedges and small fragments are scattered over the surface. Parts of two stone circles, this is the only stone standing and remaining. Stones used in hedges and foundations of Long Lane Cottage. |
|---|
Associated Monuments (5)
| MDV2038 | Barrow 'B' west of Higher Mattocks Down Farm (Monument) |
| MDV2039 | Barrow 'C' west of Higher Mattocks Down Farm (Monument) |
| MDV655 | Furzehill Common, Stone Setting (Monument) |
| MDV2040 | Standing Stone west of Higher Mattocks Down Farm (Monument) |
| MDV2062 | Standing Stone west of Higher Mattocks Down Farm (Monument) |
Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.