A probable single stone row of unknown length, included at least 10 medium-sized stones of which five were upright in the late 1950’s. The row was orientated north east to south west and was destroyed before 1977. A photograph taken by Mr H.G. Hurrell shows the five standing stones and it certainly looks like a stone row. However, a 1940’s aerial photograph of this field shows a possible prehistoric field system and for this reason this row should be considered probable. The row stood near a long cairn, three stone rows, several round cairns, prehistoric settlements and field systems.
Location
| England Devon Dartmoor SX 67200 61300 Lat 50.43641753 Long -3.87141875 |
Map showing the location of Treeland Brake stone row.
Characteristics
| Type: Single | Length: ?m |
| No. of stones: 10 | Size of stones: Medium only |
| Orientation: 45° | Altitude: 255m |
| Upper end: – | Lower end: – |
| Straight (Yes or No) : ? | Sea View: Yes |
| Context: – | |
| Notes: Destroyed. A photograph of the row is available here. | |
Other Information
| Public Access: No. Private Land. |
| Land Status: National Park |
| Scheduled Ancient Monument: No |
Identification
Category: Probable. The photograph of this site is convincing but the site was destroyed before it could be properly recorded and for this reason some doubt must be acknowledged.
Typology
This stone row is of Type S10. Information on this form of stone row and other rows of this type is available here.
Online Resources
Megalithic Portal PastScape Historic Environment Record
Prehistoric Monuments of Dartmoor Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks
Other References
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities – Vol. 4 – The South-East, Devon Books Exeter, pg.96.
Timeline
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FIRST PUBLISHED:- 24th January 2016
LAST UPDATED:- 22nd November 2020
The Stone Rows of Great Britain 