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HER Number: | MDV2183 |
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Name: | Standing Stone, West Stowford Barton, West Down |
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Summary
Standing stone to the south west of West Stowford Barton, on the boundary between the parishes of West Down and Bittadon. A conical shaped quartz stone, 0.9 metres high.
Location
Grid Reference: | SS 538 426 |
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Map Sheet: | SS54SW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Bittadon |
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Civil Parish | West Down |
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District | North Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | BITTADON |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | WEST DOWN |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS54SW/13
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS54SW9
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- STANDING STONE (Early Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? (Between) to 42 AD? (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, SS54SW9 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV340844.
Standing stone.
A conical shaped quartz stone, 2 feet 10 inches high by 2 feet 8 inches wide and 1 foot 3 inches thick, marks the boundary between Bittadon and West Down.
Ordnance Survey, 1905, 5SW (Cartographic). SDV59283.
'B.S' shown.
Palmer, M. G., 1937, Standing Stones of the Ilfracombe District, 491-2 (Article in Serial). SDV64392.
Other details: Pl.66. fig1.
Fowler, M. J. F., 1993, Standing Stones of Exmoor, 161 (Article in Serial). SDV65409.
A conical shaped quartz stone some 0.9m high and marking the boundary of the Bittadon and West Down parishes.
Exeter Archaeology, 2005, Archaeological Assessment (Revised) of proposed Wind Farm at Fullabrook, North Devon, 11 (Report - Assessment). SDV340799.
On the boundary between West Down and Bittadon parishes, of quartz, 0.9 metres high. Possibly prehistoric. Other details: Site 77.
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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SDV340844 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. SS54SW9. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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SDV59283 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1905. 5SW. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper). |
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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. 491-2. |
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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. 161. |
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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: | May 13 2022 1:34PM |
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