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<< Our Photo Pages >> Squallacombe Centre - Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue in England in Somerset

Submitted by SandyG on Tuesday, 01 October 2002  Page Views: 5895

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Squallacombe Centre
Country: England County: Somerset Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue

Map Ref: SS73813822  Landranger Map Number: 180
Latitude: 51.129315N  Longitude: 3.804764W
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 26th Apr 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 2 Car parking is available at SS 73232 37261. From here head north east towards a gateway at SS 73624 37656. Head north to the stones taking care when descending and ascending the steep hillslopes.

Squallacombe Centre
Squallacombe Centre submitted by SandyG : Stone 3 leans to the north. View from west (Scale 1m). (Vote or comment on this photo)
A wide double stone row (or avenue) measuring up to 19.5m long, including 8 small and medium-sized stones situated on a gentle east facing slope.

The row is orientated north east to south west.

Update November 2019: This wide, double alignment is featured on the Stone Rows of Great Britain website - see their entry for Squallacombe, which includes a description, a plan of the row from a survey carried out in April and October 2018, photographs of the alignment and its individual stones, access information and a list of online resources for more information.

The row is also recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 35059 and as MSO6809 (Prehistoric stone setting on Squallacombe) on the Exmoor National Park HER. This alignment is not a scheduled ancient monument.
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Squallacombe Centre
Squallacombe Centre submitted by SandyG : Plan of Squallacombe stone row showing the position of the numbered stones. Recumbent stones shown green (Source: 1:200 survey by Sandy Gerrard). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Squallacombe Centre
Squallacombe Centre submitted by SandyG : Stone 8 is broken with a stub measuring 0.23m long by 0.04m wide, standing 0.11m high and orientated at 103°. The detached part of the stone is hidden by vegetation, lies to the north and measures 0.49m long by 0.30m wide. View from south (Scale 1m). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Squallacombe Centre
Squallacombe Centre submitted by SandyG : Stone 7 measures 0.74m long by 0.27m wide, is largely buried beneath the turf and is orientated at 163°. Stone 3 in the background.View from east (Scale 1m). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Squallacombe Centre
Squallacombe Centre submitted by SandyG : Stone 6 measures 0.60m long by 0.30m wide, is largely buried beneath the turf and is orientated at 96°. View from east (Scale 1m). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Squallacombe Centre
Squallacombe Centre submitted by SandyG : Stone 5 measures 0.66m long by 0.28m wide, is largely buried beneath the turf and is orientated at 125°. View from south (Scale 1m). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Squallacombe Centre
Squallacombe Centre submitted by SandyG : Stone 4 measures 0.36m long by 0.07m wide, stands 0.55m high and is orientated at 105°. View from north (Scale 1m).

Squallacombe Centre
Squallacombe Centre submitted by SandyG : Stone 3 measures 0.37m long by 0.07m wide, stands 0.50m high and is orientated at 117°. View from south west (Scale 1m).

Squallacombe Centre
Squallacombe Centre submitted by SandyG : Stone 2. View from north east (Scale 1m).

Squallacombe Centre
Squallacombe Centre submitted by SandyG : Stone 2 measures 0.30m long by 0.08m wide, stands 0.76m high and is orientated at 0°. View from south (Scale 1m).

Squallacombe Centre
Squallacombe Centre submitted by SandyG : Stone 1 measures 0.26m long by 0.10m wide, stands 0.11m high and is orientated at 120°. View from south (Scale 1m).

Squallacombe Centre
Squallacombe Centre submitted by SandyG : Stones 2, 3 and 4. View from south west (Scale 1m).

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 92m E 101° Squallacombe NE Standing Stones (SS739382)
 1.2km SSW 199° White Ladder* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SS7337337076)
 1.3km W 262° Setta Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SS7255738068)
 1.3km WSW 255° Brayford SE Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SS72573791)
 1.5km SSW 198° Five Barrows (Devon)* Barrow Cemetery (SS733368)
 1.6km S 172° Kinsford Gate Tumulus Round Barrow(s) (SS740366)
 2.0km NW 317° Brayford NW Standing Stones (SS725397)
 2.2km SSE 155° Two Barrows (Kinsford Gate)* Barrow Cemetery (SS747362)
 2.8km NW 309° Rooshitchen Standing Stones (SS717400)
 3.0km NNW 328° Bill Hill (Somerset) Standing Stones (SS723408)
 3.2km E 87° Halscombe* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SS7702238336)
 3.3km WNW 284° Shoulsbury Castle* Hillfort (SS706391)
 3.7km WNW 288° Shoulsbury Common Stone Row* Stone Row / Alignment (SS7035739444)
 3.7km NNE 16° Chains Valley* Stone Row / Alignment (SS7491541775)
 3.7km SE 135° The Buttery Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SS76403550)
 3.8km N 6° Long Chains Coombe SW Standing Stones (SS743420)
 4.1km N 8° Long Chains Coombe NE Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SS745423)
 4.2km SE 130° Long Holcombe (S)* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SS76943543)
 4.2km ESE 121° Long Holcombe (N) Standing Stone (Menhir) (SS77383593)
 4.6km NNE 13° Hoaroak stones* Standing Stones (SS74984263)
 4.7km NNW 329° Woodbarrow Stone Setting* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SS71474233)
 4.8km NNW 331° Woodbarrow (Exmoor)* Round Barrow(s) (SS716425)
 4.9km NNE 13° Cheriton Ridge Boundary stones* Modern Stone Circle etc (SS75054295)
 5.1km NNW 332° Woodbarrow Hangings* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SS71514283)
 5.2km N 10° Cheriton Ridge 6* Standing Stones (SS74814337)
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