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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: DrizzlecombeCountry: England County: Devon Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Nearest Town: Tavistock Nearest Village: Lee Moor
Map Ref: SX59216702 Landranger Map Number: 202
Latitude: 50.486031N Longitude: 3.985953W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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The south-east ring, consisting of thirteen small stones, is 10.4 (34 feet) across, and a row of stones extends south-west for some 90.4m (296 feet) before culminating in a towering 4.3m (14-foot) pillar.
Just beyond this pillar is the Giant's Basin, an enormous 21.6m (71-foot) diameter, 3m (10-foot) high damaged cairn.
Measurements of distances between the elements at this site reveals ratios between them that suggest intent during construction. The evidence that two of the single rows were in the process of being converted into double rows but abandoned adds further to the mystery of the site.
Access: A 3km drive and walk from Sheepstor.
Update September 2019: For more information, see:
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks (PDW): the Drizzlecombe Ceremonial Complex and Drizzlecombe Ceremonial Complex (Photos 1);
The Stone Rows of Great Britain:
Drizzlecombe 1,
Drizzlecombe 2, and
Drizzlecombe 3.
The complex is scheduled as Historic England List ID 1014145 (Three stone alignments, 15 cairns, a cist, a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement and a small clapper bridge at Drizzle Combe).
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20m S 180° Drizzlecombe menhir 2* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SX59216700)
59m NE 53° Drizzlecombe row 2* Stone Row / Alignment (SX5925867054)
61m NNE 31° Drizzlecombe row 3* Stone Row / Alignment (SX5924367071)
70m SSW 201° Drizzlecombe Cist 6* Cairn (SX5918366955)
71m NE 49° Drizzlecombe cairn 2* Ring Cairn (SX5926567065)
72m SW 214° Drizzlecombe cairn 1.* Cairn (SX5916866962)
74m NE 34° Drizzlecombe cairn 3* Ring Cairn (SX5925367080)
75m S 185° Drizzlecombe Giant's Basin* Cairn (SX5920266945)
82m WSW 244° Drizzlecombe menhir 3* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SX5913566986)
86m NNE 17° Drizzlecombe cairn 4* Stone Circle (SX5923867101)
86m SSW 213° Drizzlecombe row 1* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SX5916166949)
143m NW 323° Drizzlecombe cairn 14* Cairn (SX5912767137)
197m NNW 341° Drizzlecombe cairn 13* Cist (SX5915167208)
221m SW 222° Drizzlecombe menhir 1* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SX5905766860)
228m NNE 22° Drizzlecombe Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX59306723)
232m NE 44° Drizzlecombe Cairn 18* Cairn (SX5937667182)
233m WSW 248° Drizzlecombe stone 4* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SX58996694)
335m SSE 161° Giant's hill cairn* Cairn (SX59316670)
341m SSW 210° Drizzlecombe cist 22* Cist (SX59036673)
354m SE 138° Giant's Hill West* Cist (SX59446675)
376m NNE 24° Drizzlecombe W row* Stone Row / Alignment (SX5937067360)
377m NNE 33° Drizzlecombe Cairn 23* Cairn (SX5942367331)
378m NNE 24° Cairn At Head of Drizzlecombe Row 4* Cairn (SX5937467361)
388m NNE 23° Standing Stone Near Cairn at Head of Drizzlecombe Row 4* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SX5937067374)
456m N 1° Drizzlecombe cist 21* Cist (SX5922867476)
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