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| HER Number: | MDV2172 |
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| Name: | Standing Stone at Higher Aylescott, West Down |
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Summary
Greyish quartz stone approximately 0.8 metres high and standing in a gently sloping deep hollow. May have been a marker or boundary stone, now serves as a rubbing stone.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 527 422 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS54SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | West Down |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WEST DOWN |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS54SW/20
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS54SW7
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- STANDING STONE (Unknown date)
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, SS54SW7 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV340846.
Standing stone.
At Higher Aylescott is a stone of greyish quartz, somewhat conical in shape, 2 feet 8 inches high, 1 foot wide and 1 foot thick. It now serves as a rubbing stone for sheep, but may have been a mark or boundary stone. It stands in a gently sloping deep hollow and is of ancient origin.
Palmer, M. G., 1937, Standing Stones of the Ilfracombe District, 486 (Article in Serial). SDV64392.
Photograph taken from the south. Other details: Plate 67, figure 1.
Fowler, M. J. F., 1993, Standing Stones of Exmoor, 171 (Article in Serial). SDV65409.
Greyish quartz stone approximately 0.8 metres high and standing in a gently sloping deep hollow. Now serves as a rubbing stone.
Exeter Archaeology, 2005, Archaeological Assessment (Revised) of proposed Wind Farm at Fullabrook, North Devon, 11 (Report - Assessment). SDV340799.
Standing stone at Higher Aylescott, possibly prehistoric. May have been a marker or boundary stone. Other details: Site 82.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV340799 | Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2005. Archaeological Assessment (Revised) of proposed Wind Farm at Fullabrook, North Devon. Exeter Archaeology Report. 05.06. A4 Stapled + Digital. 11. |
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| SDV340846 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. SS54SW7. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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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. 486. |
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| SDV65409 | Article in Serial: Fowler, M. J. F.. 1993. Standing Stones of Exmoor. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 125. A5 Paperback. 171. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4404 - Archaeological Assessment (Revised) of Proposed Wind Farm at Fullabrook, North Devon
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 23 2008 9:37AM |
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