<< Our Photo Pages >> Ringmoor Down Stone Row - Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue in England in Devon
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Ringmoor Down Stone RowCountry: England County: Devon Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Nearest Town: Princetown Nearest Village: Sheepstor
Map Ref: SX56416617 Landranger Map Number: 202
Latitude: 50.477712N Longitude: 4.02507W
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Catrinm visited on 10th Apr 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3
Some of the stones of the row are disappearing under the turf. Would any conservation organisation e interested in gently and clearing the top turn around them?. happy to help with guidance?
Catrinm visited on 16th Jan 2022 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 First visit to Ringmoor in 30 years
michelle_b007 visited on 8th Aug 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3
SandyG visited on 4th Jul 2016 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3 Car parking is available at SX 55482 65728. From here walk northward keeping Brisworthy Plantation on your right. When the northern end of the plantation is reached cross the stile and head east towards the row which is about 750m away.
TheCaptain Andy B cazzyjane have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.25 Ambience: 4.25 Access: 3.25
The stone row heads off to the north from the cairn circle, at places seemingly a single row, at other places a double row, although this is probably attributed to its restoration as none of the stones at the uphill (cairn) end were still standing prior to that, all having been knocked over or moved by medieval ploughing, remnants of which can clearly be seen.
The only original stones of the row are at the northern end, and these stones are much smaller or more buried under the turf than the upper parts of the row. However, they remain nicely aligned and spaced at about 1.7m from each other.
At the northern end of the row is a nice 1.2 m tall pillar, re-erected where it was found, possibly in its original position, nowadays in the centre of a large marshy puddle.
Update November 2019: This alignment is featured on the Stone Rows of Great Britain website - see their entry for Ringmoor Down, which includes a description, a simplified plan of the row with the terminal cairn at its southern end, a plan showing the location of the row in relation to the later medieval field boundaries, photographs of the alignment, access information and a list of online resources for more information. The SRoGB also includes an additional entry to discuss and illustrate the Sea Views at Ringmoor Down.
The row is also recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 438671 (stone row and cairn circle) and as MV3986 (Stone Row on Ringmoor Down) on the Devon and Dartmoor HER. The row is also scheduled as Historic England List Entry No. 1012246 (Stone alignment and terminal cairn with a retaining kerb on Ringmoor Down).
The row is also included on the Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks (PDW) website - see their pages for the Ringmoor Down Stone Row and the Ringmoor Stone Row & Cairn Circle.
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