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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows Alternative Name: The Graveyard
Country: England County: Devon Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Nearest Town: Okehampton  Nearest Village: South Zeal
Map Ref: SX64349159  Landranger Map Number: 191
Latitude: 50.708073N  Longitude: 3.922664W
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
4 Ambience:
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4 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
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
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2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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graemefield visited on 23rd Aug 2016 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 2

SandyG visited on 1st Jun 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 2 Car parking is available at SX 65810 91500. From here head south west to Shilley Pool. Carefully cross the stream and walk north west up the steep slope for about 850m. The row is the visually most impressive triple row in Great Britain and well worth the effort of getting to.

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Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows
Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows submitted by TheCaptain : Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows, Dartmoor, Devon SX643917 The three parallel rows run off down the hillside from the cairn in an easterly direction, for a distance of at least 140 metres. Each of the rows has a large slab placed across the rows at its end by the cairn. The rows are not straight, and curve slightly south and then to the north down the hill. A smashing place to while away some... (Vote or comment on this photo)
On a flattish shelf of land on the eastern side of Cosdon Hill, Dartmoor, are the splendid remains of a cairn and treble stone row.

The three parallel rows run off down the hillside from the cairn in an approximately easterly direction, spaced about 1.5 metres apart, for a distance of at least 140 metres, perhaps up to 180 metres to where possibly a large triangular blocking stone can be found.

The rows are not straight, and curve slightly to the south, then back north down the hill. As usual, the larger stones are near to the cairn, between 2 and 3 feet high, and they generally get smaller the further away from the cairn they are, with a few notable exceptions.

Each of the rows has a large slab placed across the rows at its end by the cairn, but these are perhaps not their original positions, and do not line up with each other.

The upper part of these rows survives in a very good state, but the lower part of the rows remain in a much more ruinous or buried state. Partway down the rows, an old track has been driven through the rows, but even here, stones still remain standing between the two sections of the cut track way.

A smashing place to while away some time.

Update September 2019: This stone row is featured on the Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks (PDW) website - see their entry for the Cosdon Stone Row, which tells us: "(this is) a triple stone row lies near the summit of Cosdon Hill and is 447 feet in length measured from the centre of the circled cairn which stands at the west end. At 225 feet from the west end there is a slight change in direction and the rows turn somewhat northward. This change of direction may be said to divide the row into western and an eastern section".

The row is also recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 444168, which adds that: "Of the two cists, one is intact, the other has been robbed of the cover-stone and two side-stones. The foot-stone of one cist also served as the headstone of the other". The row is also scheduled as Historic England List ID 1013426 (Triple stone alignment and cairn 780m east of Cawsand Beacon).

The Devon and Dartmoor HER also includes an entry: MDV6886 (Triple stone alignment and cairn 780m east of Cawsand Beacon).

The row is also recorded in the Stone Rows of Great Britain website's entry for Cosdon, which includes a description, photographs, a simplified plan of the triple stone alignment, plus access information.
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Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows
Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows submitted by cazzyjane : Cosdon Hill Triple Stone Row. Rather a long uphill trek to get there or you could go the longer way around from South Zeal and take in White Moor Circle too. This way isn't so steep but can be very wet and boggy. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows
Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows submitted by Bladup : June sunrise light shining onto the Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows, Looking West (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows
Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows submitted by Bladup : A beautiful Summer Sunrise light at Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows
Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows submitted by Bladup : The start of the day at Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows looking West (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows
Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows submitted by SandyG : Stone row complete with helpful scale. In front of the blocking stones is a cairn. The sinuous character of the row is evident. (9 comments)

Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows
Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows submitted by SandyG : Blocking stones in the foreground with the rows extending beyond. The sinuous character of the stone row is clearly discernible. View from west.

Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows
Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows submitted by SandyG : The central blocking stone has a sad face in this light. Or could it be grumpy?

Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows
Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows submitted by SandyG : An impressive triple stone row. View from east. (2 comments)

Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows
Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows submitted by SandyG : The triple stone row with blocking stones. View from east.

Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows
Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows submitted by cazzyjane : Cosdon Hill Stone rows. Also known as The Graveyard.

Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows
Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows submitted by Bladup : Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows looking East, It certainly wasn't a bad morning!

Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows
Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows submitted by Postman : Half way along the rows, it becomes a bit more ruined behind me.

Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows
Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows submitted by Postman : Summer solstice 2018

Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows
Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows submitted by Postman (2 comments)

Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows
Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows submitted by Bladup : Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows.

Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows
Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows submitted by TheCaptain : Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows, Dartmoor, Devon SX643917 On a flatter shelf of land on the eastern side of Cosdon Hill are the splendid remains of a cairn and treble stone row. The three parallel rows run off down the hillside from the cairn in an approximately easterly direction, for a distance of at least 140 metres. The rows are not straight, and curve slightly to the north down the hil...

Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows
Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows submitted by TheCaptain : Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows, Dartmoor, Devon SX643917 This is a view looking downhill from the cairn. As usual, the larger stones are near the cairn, and they generally get smaller the further away from the cairn they are, with a few notable exceptions. Each of the rows has a large slab placed across the rows at its end by the cairn.

Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows
Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows submitted by TheCaptain (1 comment)

Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows
Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows submitted by TheCaptain : Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows, Dartmoor, Devon SX643917 This is a view of the lower part of the rows, looking downhill from where the track breaks through the rows. The lower part of the rows remain in a much more ruinous or buried state.

Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows
Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows submitted by TheCaptain : Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows, Dartmoor, Devon SX643917 This is a view of the upper part of the rows, looking up towards the cairn circle from where the track breaks through the rows. A smashing place, and well worth some of anyone’s time. (1 comment)

Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows
Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows submitted by TheCaptain : Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows, Dartmoor, Devon SX643917 On a flatter shelf of land on the eastern side of Cosdon Hill are the splendid remains of a cairn and treble stone row. The three parallel rows run off down the hillside from the cairn in an approximately easterly direction, spaced about 1.5 metres apart for a distance of at least 140 metres, perhaps up to 180 metres. This is a v...

Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows
Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows submitted by Bladup : Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows looking North West

Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows
Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows submitted by Bladup : Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows looking North East at a June Sunrise

Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows
Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows submitted by Bladup : The end of the day at Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows looking East

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Re: Cosdon Hill by 4seasonbackpacking on Sunday, 13 January 2019
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Re: Cosdon Hill by TheCaptain on Wednesday, 09 June 2004
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Cosdon Hill Cairn and Stone Rows, Dartmoor, Devon SX643917
Visited Thursday, 3rd June 2004

On a flatter shelf of land on the eastern side of Cosdon Hill are the splendid remains of a cairn and treble stone row.

The remains of the cairn at the uphill end of the rows is approx 8 metres in diameter, and has been substantially messed about with. Despite this, there are the clear remains of a double cist in the centre of the cairn, the downhill one of which still has its capstone largely in place. Several stones also remain in place of an outer ring, which is possibly what is often referred to as a stone circle.

The three parallel rows run off down the hillside from the cairn in an approximately easterly direction, spaced about 1.5 metres apart for a distance of at least 140 metres, perhaps up to 180 metres to where possibly a large triangular blocking stone can be found. The rows are not straight, and curve slightly to the north down the hill. As usual, the larger stones are near to the cairn, between 2 and 3 feet high, and they generally get smaller the further away from the cairn they are, with a few notable exceptions. Each of the rows has a large slab placed across the rows at its end by the cairn, but these are perhaps not their original positions, and do not line up with each other. The upper part of these rows survives in a very good state, but the lower part of the rows remain in a much more ruinous or buried state. Partway down the rows, an old track has been driven through the rows, but even here, stones still remain standing between the two sections of the cut track way.

Smashing, and well worth some of anyone’s time.
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