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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: High Bridestones (Yorks) Alternative Name: High Bride StonesCountry: England County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Whitby Nearest Village: Grosmont
Map Ref: NZ8499704629 Landranger Map Number: 94
Latitude: 54.429990N Longitude: 0.691287W
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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Sadie visited on 28th May 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3
SandyG visited on 19th Sep 2017 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Limited car parking available next to the row at NZ 85048 04719.
Despite the problems associated with determining which stones are natural and which ones were placed it is probable that this is a stone row leading away from one of the two stone circles in this area. The presence of considerable quantities of surface stone means that without excavation it is not possible to be certain that this is a stone row.
kthdsn visited on 20th Jul 2014 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 5
TheWhiteRider visited on 20th Jun 2012 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3
MAIGO JimChampion kelpie have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.75 Ambience: 4.25 Access: 4
There are two distinct groups of stones, possibly the ruins of two "Four Posters" (square arrangement of stones with one stone at each corner). Many of the stones have fallen.
Access: Just south of the lane from Goathland (famous for British police TV series Hartbeat) to A169. Just over brow of hill, before the Car Park on the right.
I would agree with Aubrey Burls sum-up: a "megalithic disaster". A little disappointing.
Update October 2019: This complex site is now featured on the Stone Rows of Great Britain website - see their entry for High Bride Stones, which puts this site into a slightly different context of being a 'single stone row … lead(ing) fromasmall stone circle … there is a second stone circle, several cairns and prehistoric field systems in the vicinity".
The SRoGB entry includes a description, a plan of the row from a recent survey carried out in September 2017, a plan of the row showing its context within its immediate prehistoric landscape, photographs, descriptions of all the individual stones, access information and a list of online resources for more information.
The row is also recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 29287, which describes this site as: "Eleven standing stones in two groups, which are possibly the remains of a pair of Bronze Age "four poster" stone circles. This may also be the remains of a stone alignment".
The site is also scheduled as Historic England List Entry No. 1004892 (High Bride Stones). The SRoGB also includes a link to the Smell of Water High Bride Stones 1817 to 1995 webpage.
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