Monthly Archives: May 2019
Seven Years
Hingston Hill stone row on Dartmoor. A different sort of battle. It is now more than seven years since I embarked on the journey to visit, record and interpret the known stone rows in Great Britain. The catalyst for this adventure was the discovery of the stone row at Bancbryn in South Wales and the […]
SHORT SINGLE ROWS COMPOSED OF LESS THAN 10 SMALL AND/OR MEDIUM SIZED STONES
Cefn Gwernffrwd Row I in Mid Wales There are eleven short single rows composed of less than 10 small and/or medium-sized stones and their distribution is very much focused on the moors of South West England and the uplands of Mid Wales. The solitary example (Garynahine, Cnoc Fillibhir Mhor) in the Western Isles may be the […]
PROMINENT CAIRNS OR STANDING STONES
A cairn on distant Brown Gelly appears from behind the terminal stone at East Moor stone row on Bodmin Moor Prominent cairns and standing stones are often visible from stone rows. At least 142 stone rows are know where these types of archaeology can be seen from rows. Clearly it is not possible to be certain that […]
TOR OR PROMINENT HILL VIEW
Conies Down on Dartmoor Many rows are situated within dramatic landscapes and therefore it is perhaps inevitable that many will have views of prominent hill, mountains or tors. Nevertheless it is possible that many of the rows were situtated to incorporate views of these significant places. They are generally situtated at the limit of visibilty reinforcing […]
The Stone Rows of Great Britain 