View from the north east (Scale 1m).
A single stone row measuring 83.2m long, including at least 14 mainly medium-sized stones together with some small and large stones situated on a south west facing slope. The row is orientated north east to south west, there is a cairn at the upper (NE) end and a tall pillar at the other. The row, partly restored in 1893, stands near two other rows, several cairns and prehistoric settlements.
Location
| England Devon Dartmoor SX 59258 67054 Lat 50.486349 Long -3.9852946 |
Map showing the location of Drizzlecombe 2 stone row.
Simplified plan of Drizzlecombe stone alignments (Source: Google Earth and Butler, J., 1994, 136).
Characteristics
| Type: Single | Length: 83.2m |
| No. of stones: 14 | Size of stones: Small, medium and large |
| Orientation: 40° | Altitude: 338m |
| Upper end: Cairn | Lower end: Pillar |
| Straight (Yes or No) : No | Sea View: Yes |
| Context: Cairns, stone alignments and prehistoric settlements | |
| Notes: | |
Other Information
| Public Access: Yes |
| Land Status: National Park |
| Scheduled Ancient Monument: Yes |
Identification
Category: Plausible. No doubts have been expressed regarding the prehistoric interpretation of this row.
Typology
This stone row is of Type S12. Information on this form of stone row and other rows of this type is available here.
Photographs
View from north east (Scale 1m).
View from north (Scale 1m). The row leads between a cairn and a tall terminal pillar.
View from north east. The cairn at the top (NE) has a kerb around its circumference.
The row leading towards the terminal slab. The large mound behind is the Giant’s Basin which is a large cairn which unusually for Dartmoor appears to have a quarry ditch around its circumference. View from north.
The row leads uphill from a tall pillar to a kerbed cairn. View from north east.
Looking north east along the row. The recumbent slabs in the foreground were not re-erected when the row was “restored” by the Dartmoor Exploration Committee at the end of the 19th century.
Looking south west along the row (Scale 1m).
The row approaching the kerbed cairn at the top.
The terminal pillar was re-erected by the Dartmoor Exploration Committee.
Access Information
Car parking is available at SX 57887 67306. The row is about 1400m ESE of the car park across open moorland.
Online Resources
Megalithic Portal Modern Antiquarian PastScape Historic Environment Record
Prehistoric Monuments of Dartmoor Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks Sea Views
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. 215.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities – Vol. 3 – The South-West, Devon Books Exeter, pgs. 135-138.
Timeline
VISITED:- 7th April 2013
FIRST PUBLISHED:- 24th January 2016
LAST UPDATED:- 24th January 2018
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