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<< Our Photo Pages >> Glasscombe Corner Stone Row - Stone Row / Alignment in England in Devon

Submitted by theCaptain on Tuesday, 05 October 2004  Page Views: 5407

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Glasscombe Corner Stone Row Alternative Name: Glasscombe Ball NE
Country: England County: Devon Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Nearest Town: Ivybridge  Nearest Village: South Brent
Map Ref: SX6601660691  Landranger Map Number: 202
Latitude: 50.430742N  Longitude: 3.887805W
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
 4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 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.
 3 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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Glasscombe Corner Stone Row
Glasscombe Corner Stone Row submitted by thecaptain : Glasscombe Corner stone row, Dartmoor, Devon SX661608 Just above Glasscombe Corner can be found the remains of this fine stone row. Unusually, it has its cairn at the lower end, and marches off up the hill for about 150 metres in a south westerly direction. View here of the cairn and looking up the row. The cairn is fairly small and insignificant, although the remains of what was once poss... (Vote or comment on this photo)
On the eastern slopes of Piles Hill / Glasscombe Ball, just above Glasscombe Corner, is the remains of this combination double and single row of stones, about 180m long. The single section, which comprises the NE one-third of the total length, consists of slightly taller stones.

An unusual feature of this row is that for the first part it is a single row of reasonably sized stones, and after 60 metres it changes into a double row, made from smaller stones. There is no obvious uphill end to the row; the stones just get smaller or further buried until no more can be seen.

The cairn at the lower end is fairly small and insignificant, although the remains of what was once possibly a ring of slabs can be seen. Near to this cairn are several other cairns, which are in much better condition.

The row runs at an azimuth of 220-degrees up a steepish slope.

Update October 2019: This stone row is featured on the Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks (PDW) website - see their entries for the Glasscombe Corner Stone Row and The stone rows of Butterdon Hill, Piles Hill & Glasscombe. PDW tells us this is: "A stone row partly double and partly single ending on the remains of a cairn circle. The length of the double row is 111.0m. and of the single row 61.0m, the total length to the centre of the cairn circle being 177.0m".

The row is also recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 441916 and as MDV5661 (Stone row south-west of Glasscombe Corner) on the Devon and Dartmoor HER. The row is also scheduled as Historic England List ID 1012476 (Stone alignment and terminal cairns south-west of Glasscombe Corner).

The row is also included in the Stone Rows of Great Britain website - see their entry for Glasscombe Corner, which includes a description, photographs of the alignment and individual stones, a plan of the row with its associated cairns, access information plus links to other online resources for more information. The SRoGB also includes a section for 'Landscape Comments' which discusses and illustrates the sea views from the row which are restricted by the surrounding hills.
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Glasscombe Corner Stone Row
Glasscombe Corner Stone Row submitted by Brian Byng : Glasscombe Corner is in part a double row with 1/3rd of its length a single row only. This is similar to one of the Drizzlecombe rows. Grid ref SX 6610 6080. It is about 180m long and has no obvious monument at either end. Its azimuth uphill is 216 with the horizon above it at an altitude of 3 degrees. This gives a declination of - 28.3 which is close to that for the most southerly moonset. The up... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Glasscombe Corner Stone Row
Glasscombe Corner Stone Row submitted by Bladup : Glasscombe Corner Stone Row, Cairn found to the West of the Southern end of the row (Vote or comment on this photo)

Glasscombe Corner Stone Row
Glasscombe Corner Stone Row submitted by Bladup : Glasscombe Corner Stone Row, The double section of the row looking North East (Vote or comment on this photo)

Glasscombe Corner Stone Row
Glasscombe Corner Stone Row submitted by Bladup : Glasscombe Corner Stone Row, The double section of the row looking South West (Vote or comment on this photo)

Glasscombe Corner Stone Row
Glasscombe Corner Stone Row submitted by Bladup : Glasscombe Corner Stone Row, The Single section of the row looking North East (Vote or comment on this photo)

Glasscombe Corner Stone Row
Glasscombe Corner Stone Row submitted by Bladup : Glasscombe Corner Stone Row, The single section of the row looking South West

Glasscombe Corner Stone Row
Glasscombe Corner Stone Row submitted by Bladup : Glasscombe Corner Stone Row, Looking at the Northern End

Glasscombe Corner Stone Row
Glasscombe Corner Stone Row submitted by Bladup : Glasscombe Corner Stone Row, The Recumbent stones in the foreground are part of the supposed cairn circle at the Northern end, The Standing stone is part of the row

Glasscombe Corner Stone Row
Glasscombe Corner Stone Row submitted by Bladup : Glasscombe Corner Stone Row, The Recumbent stones in the foreground are part of the supposed cairn circle at the Northern end, The Standing stone is part of the row, and there's a cairn in the background

Glasscombe Corner Stone Row
Glasscombe Corner Stone Row submitted by Bladup : Glasscombe Corner Stone Row, Northern end looking South West

Glasscombe Corner Stone Row
Glasscombe Corner Stone Row submitted by Bladup : Glasscombe Corner Stone Row, Cairn near the Northern end of the row

Glasscombe Corner Stone Row
Glasscombe Corner Stone Row submitted by Bladup : Glasscombe Corner Stone Row, Looks like something, Not sure what! Is just beyond the Northern end of the Row

Glasscombe Corner Stone Row
Glasscombe Corner Stone Row submitted by SandyG : Looking south west along the row.

Glasscombe Corner Stone Row
Glasscombe Corner Stone Row submitted by SandyG : Central length of the row. View from west.

Glasscombe Corner Stone Row
Glasscombe Corner Stone Row submitted by SandyG : Stone row with Corringdon Ball prehistoric settlements on the hill beyond.

Glasscombe Corner Stone Row
Glasscombe Corner Stone Row submitted by SandyG : The lower end of the row. View from the north.

Glasscombe Corner Stone Row
Glasscombe Corner Stone Row submitted by SandyG : View from the north east along the row.

Glasscombe Corner Stone Row
Glasscombe Corner Stone Row submitted by thecaptain : Near to the cairn at the lower end of the row are several other cairns, which are in much better condition.

Glasscombe Corner Stone Row
Glasscombe Corner Stone Row submitted by thecaptain : An unusual feature of this row is that for the first part it is a single row of reasonably sized stones, and after 60 metres it changes into a double row, made from smaller stones. This is a view of the change, looking east over Glasscombe Corner towards Brent Fore Hill and Corringdon Ball

Glasscombe Corner Stone Row
Glasscombe Corner Stone Row submitted by thecaptain : An unusual feature of this row is that for the first part it is a single row of reasonably sized stones, and after 60 metres it changes into a double row, made from smaller stones. There is no obvious uphill end to the row; the stones just get smaller or further buried until no more can be seen.

Glasscombe Corner Stone Row
Glasscombe Corner Stone Row submitted by thecaptain : Just above Glasscombe Corner, can be found the remains of this fine stone row. Viewed here looking east down the lower single part of the row towards Glasscombe Corner

Glasscombe Corner Stone Row
Glasscombe Corner Stone Row submitted by thecaptain : Glasscombe Corner stone row, Dartmoor, Devon SX661608 Just above Glasscombe Corner can be found the remains of this fine stone row. Unusually, it has its cairn at the lower end, and marches off up the hill for about 150 metres in a south westerly direction. Another unusual feature of this row is that for the first part it is a single row of reasonably sized stones, and after 60 metres it c...

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 45m S 186° Glasscombe Corner SW Terminal Cairn* Cairn (SX6601060646)
 139m NE 36° Glasscombe Ball NE* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SX6610060802)
 319m SW 225° Glasscombe Ball North (North Cairn)* Cairn (SX6578360473)
 385m SW 226° Glasscombe Ball North* Stone Row / Alignment (SX6573360429)
 400m SW 224° Glasscombe Ball North (South Cairn)* Cairn (SX65736041)
 440m NNW 341° Piles Hill NE* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SX65886111)
 524m ESE 110° Lower Glasscombe* Cist (SX6650660502)
 551m WSW 245° Hobajons Cross* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SX65516047)
 586m W 273° The Longstone (Piles Hill)* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SX65436074)
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 666m SW 224° Butterdon Hill Row* Stone Row / Alignment (SX6553960225)
 729m S 187° Spurrell's Cross* Ancient Cross (SX65915997)
 744m WNW 285° Piles Hill Cairns* Cairn (SX653609)
 759m NE 50° Corringdon Ball* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SX6660761169)
 787m NE 47° Corringdon Ball N.* Stone Row / Alignment (SX66616121)
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 844m NE 50° Corringdon Ball S.E.* Stone Circle (SX6667961215)
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 950m ENE 77° Corringdon Ball settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX66956088)
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Re: Glasscombe Corner by TheCaptain on Friday, 16 July 2004
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Glasscombe Corner stone row, Glasscombe Ball Hill, Dartmoor, Devon SX661608
Visited Sunday, 20th June 2004

On the eastern slopes of Piles Hill / Glasscombe Ball, just above Glasscombe Corner, can be found the remains of this fine stone row. Unusually, it has its cairn at the lower end, and marches off up the hill for about 150 metres in a south westerly direction. Another unusual feature of this row is that for the first part it is a single row of reasonably sized stones, and after 60 metres it changes into a double row, made from smaller stones. There is no obvious uphill end to the row; the stones just get smaller or further buried until no more can be seen.

The cairn at the lower end is fairly small and insignificant, although the remains of what was once possibly a ring of slabs can be seen. Near to this cairn are several other cairns, which are in much better condition.
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