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<< Our Photo Pages >> Porlock Allotment SW - Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue in England in Somerset

Submitted by SandyG on Tuesday, 01 October 2002  Page Views: 6296

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Porlock Allotment SW Alternative Name: Porlock Allotment 1
Country: England County: Somerset Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Nearest Town: Minehead  Nearest Village: Oare / West Porlock
Map Ref: SS8335543785  Landranger Map Number: 181
Latitude: 51.181360N  Longitude: 3.670226W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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
5

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SandyG visited on 25th Apr 2018 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Limited car parking is available at SS 84543 44569. From here follow the track leading south west to SS 83567 43802. Then head west to the row.

Porlock Allotment SW
Porlock Allotment SW submitted by SandyG : The two southern stones. View from south east (Scale 1m). (Vote or comment on this photo)
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Update November 2019: Information about this alignment comes from the Stone Rows of Great Britain - see their entry for Porlock Allotment, which includes a description, a plan of the row from a survey carried out in April 2018, photograph of the alignment and its individual stones, access information and a list of online resources for more information.

The SRoGB tells us that this is a double stone rows, 8m long, made up of 7 recumbent stones, with a restricted sea view.

The row is also recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 36281 and as MSO7903 (Porlock Allotment I: Prehistoric stone setting southsoutheast of Black Barrow) on the Exmoor National Park HER. The row is also scheduled as Historic England List Entry No. 1014270 (Porlock Allotment 1: a stone alignment 450m SSE of Black Barrow).
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Porlock Allotment SW
Porlock Allotment SW submitted by SandyG : Plan of Porlock Allotment stone row showing the position of the numbered stones (Source 1:100 survey by Sandy Gerrard). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Porlock Allotment SW
Porlock Allotment SW submitted by SandyG : Stone 7 measures 0.48m long by 0.24m wide, stands 0.23m above the ground surface and is orientated at 160°. This stone has probably fallen eastwards. View from south east (Scale 1m). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Porlock Allotment SW
Porlock Allotment SW submitted by SandyG : Stone 6 measures 0.50m long by 0.28m wide, stands 0.16m above the ground surface and is orientated at 85°. This stone has probably fallen westwards. View from north (Scale 1m). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Porlock Allotment SW
Porlock Allotment SW submitted by SandyG : Stone 5 measures 0.70m long by 0.19m wide, stands 0.07m above the ground surface and is orientated at 12°. View from north (Scale 1m). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Porlock Allotment SW
Porlock Allotment SW submitted by SandyG : Stone 4 measures at least 0.72m long by 0.20m wide, is level with the ground surface and is orientated at 40°. View from north (Scale 1m). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Porlock Allotment SW
Porlock Allotment SW submitted by SandyG : Stone 3 measures 0.87m long by 0.25m wide, is level with the ground surface and is orientated at 25°. View from north (Scale 1m).

Porlock Allotment SW
Porlock Allotment SW submitted by SandyG : Stone 2 measures 0.85m long by 0.20m wide, stands 0.15m above the ground surface and is orientated at 121°. View from south east (Scale 1m).

Porlock Allotment SW
Porlock Allotment SW submitted by SandyG : Stone 1 measures 0.76m long by 0.30m wide is level with the ground surface and is orientated at 91°. View from south east (Scale 1m).

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