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<< Our Photo Pages >> Lanacombe 5 - Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue in England in Somerset

Submitted by thecaptain on Saturday, 24 March 2007  Page Views: 4622

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Lanacombe 5
Country: England County: Somerset Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Nearest Town: Minehead  Nearest Village: Simonsbath
Map Ref: SS78024260
Latitude: 51.169595N  Longitude: 3.746114W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
2 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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SandyG visited on 13th Apr 2018 - their rating: Cond: 1 Amb: 3 Access: 3 Amble car parking is available at SS 76511 43232. From here head south east across the moorland to the site. Only one stone is upright and near to it is a broken stump. A couple of the larger recumbent stones are likely to have once stood upright but most of the stones are probably exposed bedrock. Whilst it is likely that there was a group of standing stones at this location not enough remains to establish their original form and therefore it is not possible to be confident that there was a stone row at this location.

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Lanacombe 5
Lanacombe 5 submitted by TheCaptain : On the south facing slopes of Lanacombe Hill on Exmoor, above the stream valley, are the remains of this recently found stone setting. I found many stones and stumps of stones standing proud of the ground, with below them a very marshy area possibly hiding many more. I also found several fallen and part buried stones, long and thin, which were obviously once meant to stand upright. (Vote or comment on this photo)
On the south facing slopes of Lanacombe Hill on Exmoor, above the stream valley, are the remains of this recently found stone setting.

I found many stones and stumps of stones standing proud of the ground, with below them a very marshy area possibly hiding many more. I also found several fallen and part buried stones, long and thin, which were obviously once meant to stand upright.

The book I have says 9 stones in 3 rows, but to be honest, it could be anything.
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Lanacombe 5
Lanacombe 5 submitted by SandyG : Plan of Lanacombe 5 stones (Source: Survey at 1:200 by Sandy Gerrard) (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Lanacombe 5 submitted by SandyG : The south easternmost stone with the upright stone in the background. View from south east (Scales 1m). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lanacombe 5
Lanacombe 5 submitted by SandyG : A large slab and smaller stones beyond denote the western side of the group. View from south (Scale 1m). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lanacombe 5
Lanacombe 5 submitted by SandyG : Two edge set stones at the northern edge of the group could be packing for a lost upright or natural bedrock. View from south (Scale 1m). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lanacombe 5
Lanacombe 5 submitted by SandyG : A recumbent stone together with possible packing (Scale 1m). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Lanacombe 5 submitted by SandyG : The southernmost stone in the group may once have stood upright (Scale 1m).

Lanacombe 5
Lanacombe 5 submitted by SandyG : A stump in the foreground and the only upright stone beyond. View from south east (Scale 1m).

Lanacombe 5
Lanacombe 5 submitted by TheCaptain : I found many stones and stumps of stones standing proud of the ground, with below them a very marshy area possibly hiding many more.

Lanacombe 5
Lanacombe 5 submitted by TheCaptain : I also found several fallen and part buried stones, long and thin, which were obviously once meant to stand upright. This one was well buried until I uncovered it.

Lanacombe 5
Lanacombe 5 submitted by TheCaptain : below the main stones is a very marshy area possibly hiding many more.

Lanacombe 5
Lanacombe 5 submitted by TheCaptain : I found many stones and stumps of stones standing proud of the ground, with below them a very marshy area possibly hiding many more. Three to be seen here, and I suspect my trusty bag is marking another stone.

Lanacombe 5
Lanacombe 5 submitted by TheCaptain : On the south facing slopes of Lanacombe Hill on Exmoor, are the remains of this fairly recently found stone setting. I found many stones and stumps of stones standing proud of the ground. The book I have says 9 stones in 3 rows, but to be honest, it could be anything.

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 197m NNE 23° Lanacombe 1* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SS78104278)
 493m NE 55° Lanacombe 2* Stone Row / Alignment (SS7843242873)
 717m NE 54° Lanacombe 3* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SS78614301)
 814m N 4° Hoccombe Hill (E)* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SS78104341)
 834m NE 46° Lanacombe 4* Stone Row / Alignment (SS78644316)
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 1.2km ESE 112° West Pinford* Stone Row / Alignment (SS7916442117)
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 1.6km ENE 70° Trout Hill 2* Standing Stones (SS79564312)
 1.6km E 84° East Pinford (NW)* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SS79654272)
 1.8km NW 305° Brendon Two Gates (W)* Standing Stones (SS76604364)
 1.8km E 90° East Pinford 2* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SS79874254)
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 2.5km E 87° Swap Hill (N)* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SS80514266)
 2.5km E 88° Swap Hill* Standing Stones (SS80554261)
 2.6km E 93° Beckham Hill* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SS8063242382)
 2.7km WNW 284° Cheriton Ridge 4* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SS75414332)
 3.0km W 275° Cheriton Ridge Boundary stones* Modern Stone Circle etc (SS75054295)
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Re: Lanacombe 5 by TheCaptain on Saturday, 04 August 2007
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Some details from Somerset SMR...

"Setting of nine stones perhaps arranged in three rows. Two upright 0.22 and 0.29m high, two stubs 0.1 and 0.16m high, five recumbent 0.52 to 0.93m high." Walker M, 1993.

"The setting consists of possibly ten stones, two of which form well preserved uprights (A and B). There is no clear pattern in the arrangement of the stones: they may form a double row on a north-south alignment, or alternatively a more rectangular setting, the eastern part of which has been largely destroyed except for stones I and J. It occupies fairly steep, south-facing slopes and on its eastern side is a shallow stream gulley. To the south is an area of marsh and reeds." RCHME Exmoor survey (1996).
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