Monthly Archives: September 2019

LONG SINGLE ROWS COMPOSED OF MORE THAN 10 SMALL AND/OR MEDIUM SIZED STONES

Bancbryn on the edge of the Brecon Beacons  This type of stone row is found exclusively in South West Britain with most being on the moors of South West England. Two of the Welsh examples have views of South West England and the third is Mynydd Clywedog in Snowdonia.  The focused character of this distribution implies […]

LONG SINGLE ROWS COMPOSED OF LESS THAN 10 DIFFERENT SIZED STONES

Kenidjack Common in Cornwall where all the stones are pierced with holes There are 10 stone rows of this type and no obvious clustering.  Despite the relatively small number of rows they have a widespread distribution. Further information on this type of stone row is available here. Distribution of long single rows composed of less than […]

LONG SINGLE ROW COMPOSED OF LESS THAN 10 LARGE SIZED STONES

Callanish, East on the Isles of Lewis forms part of an impressive complex Long single rows composed of less than 10 large sized stones have the most comprehensive distribution. They are found in most regions and there is no obvious clustering found with other types of stone row. The widespread adoption of this form of row […]

LONG SINGLE ROWS COMPOSED OF LESS THAN 10 SMALL AND/OR MEDIUM SIZED STONES

Nant-y-Wern on the Brecon Beacons includes 4 medium-sized and two small stones This particular type of stone row is more likely than most to be the result of later disturbance than original design. Most if not all the rows in this category may have originally included more than 9 stones with some being removed or […]