<< Our Photo Pages >> Clannon Ball - Standing Stones in England in Devon
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Clannon BallCountry: England County: Devon Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Lynton Nearest Village: Simonsbath
Map Ref: SS75924366 Landranger Map Number: 180
Latitude: 51.178669N Longitude: 3.776503W
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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Each of the three stones is about 18” high, two being pillar like and 6” wide, while the third is a pointed top slab, currently leaning at quite an angle. The spacing between the stones is between 5 and 6 metres.
In my copy of “The Archaeology of Exmoor”, by L.V. Grinsell (1970), this stone setting is described as a rhomboid of 5 stones, so confirming the destruction of recent years.
Note: Another of Exmoor's rapidly disappearing stone settings. In 1970 there were five stones here, in 2007 there are only three.
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