More information : (Centred NZ 845048) Low Bride Stones (NR) (1)
Two groups of standing stones. The most southerly group
comprises 26 stones, many upright, others fallen and all
weatherworn. The two tallest are 4 and 5ft high. Their
arrangement suggests an alignment or wall straggling in a
general N-S direction for 70 yards.
One hundred yards N is a group of 60 stones, the majority
upright, the tallest 5ft.The arrangement is complex but they do
not form a circle. They undoubtedly represent the remains of
stone walled enclosures, possibly fields. (2)
The Low Bridestones are natural formations, curious weathered
blocks of sandstone, in contrast to the High Bridestones which
are human handwork (see NZ 80 SE 2) (3)
The Low Bridestones were surveyed by the Scarborough and
District Arch Soc in June 1966. A full report is to be
published. (See illustrations Card for copy of MS notes and
sketch survey). (4)
The placement of these stones does not in any way appear to be
natural, but their purpose remains obscure. Most are upright
with the stratification of the rock perpendicular to the ground.
Authority 4 records a total of 116 stones, 32 of which are in
the S group and all are considered to be relevant. See
photographs. Resurveyed at 1:2500.
At 'A' NZ 84610489 is a mutilated stony cairn, 6.0m in diameter
and 0.3m high, which, owing to the lack of evidence of
cultivation in the area, may be sepulchral. Surveyed at 1:2500. (5)
NZ 840048. "Low Bridestones". Remains of early field walls.
Listed as undated Orthostatic Field Walls. (6)
NZ 846049. Low Bride Stones. Scheduled. (7)
Low Bride Stones, found at sheet ( NZ)80 SW 845048, described by Stanhope White as "a jumble of standing stones, perhaps part of a circle, perhaps enclosure, awaits proper excavation". (8)
Five irregular rows of stones. These are the remains of orthostatic field walls and of a mutilated stone cairn possibly of later prehistoric date.
A number of standing stones of uncertain date are visible as structures on air photographs, centred at NZ 8454 0486. Others may be masked under dense vegetation. The stones appear to form a series of lines. The features are extant on the latest 2009 vertical photography.
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