Carneglos

Looking south along the row. Copyright: Mark Camp

A single stone row measuring 59m long, including at least 36 small-sized stones situated on a west facing slope. The row is orientated north to south and there is a possible cairn close to the southern end. There is a prehistoric settlement in the immediate vicinity.

Location

England     Cornwall     Bodmin Moor     SX 1988 7737     Lat 50.568242   Long-4.544838

Map showing the location of Carneglos stone row.

Simplified plan of the Carneglos stone alignment (Source: Johnson, N. and Rose, P., 1994, 32).

Characteristics

Type: Single	Length: 59m
No. of stones: 36	Size of stones: Only small
Orientation: 0°	Altitude: 286m
Upper end: –	Lower end: –
Straight (Yes or No)  : No	Sea View: No
Context:  Cairn; Prehistoric settlement
Notes:

Other Information

Public Access:  Yes

Land Status: AONB

Scheduled Ancient Monument: No

Identification

Category: Plausible. No doubts have been expressed regarding the prehistoric interpretation of this row.

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Typology

This stone row is of Type S10. Information on this form of stone row and other rows of this type is available here.

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Photographs

Central length of the row. View from north west (Scale 1m).

Looking north along the row (Scale 1m).

Looking north along the row (Scale 1m).

Looking north along the row from the southern end (Scale 1m).

Looking north along the row from the southern end (Scale 1m).

Stone row in the foreground and the distinctive Brown Willy beyond. View from south east (Scale 1m).

Many of the stones forming this stone row barely protrude through the turf . View from south west (Scale 1m).

Small stones barely protruding through the turf. Others may survive below the surface. View from south (Scale 1m).

View from above and south east (Scale 1m).

A scatter of stones immediately west of the stone row towards its southern end may represent the remnants of a cairn. View from west (Scale 1m).

The possible cairn adjacent to the stone row. View from north west (Scale 1m).

View from above and north (Scale 1m).

View from above and north west (Scale 1m).

View from above and south (Scale 1m).

Possible cairn adjacent to the row. View from south (Scale 1m).

View from above of part of the stone row (Scale 1m).

 Access Information

Limited car parking is available at SX 19909 78177. From here follow the footpath south to the row. A map showing the footpath will be required.

Online Resources 

Megalithic Portal     Historic Environment Record     Modern Antiquarian

Other References

Burl, A., 1993, From Carnac to Callanish – The prehistoric rows and avenues of Britain, Ireland and Brittany, Yale University Press, New York and London, pg. 214.

Johnson, N. and Rose, P., 1994, Bodmin Moor – An archaeological survey Volume 1: The human landscape to c 1800, English Heritage and RCHME, pg. 32.

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Timeline

VISITED:- 22nd Jine 2017

FIRST PUBLISHED:- 29th January 2016

LAST UPDATED:- 25th March 2019