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<< Our Photo Pages >> Ackland's Moor - Standing Stones in England in Devon

Submitted by sem on Wednesday, 03 September 2014  Page Views: 3669

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Ackland's Moor
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.3 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Devon Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Lundy Island
Map Ref: SS1327944360
Latitude: 51.167925N  Longitude: 4.672156W
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.
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.
2 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
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Ackland's Moor
Ackland's Moor submitted by sem : These could have been a pair and other stones in the vicinity suggest a ritual complex. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stones in Devon

One of a pair of stones with others nearby. I think these are the stones described by ex-lighthouse keeper RWE Farrah. He surmised that they formed part of a solar calendar.
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Ackland's Moor
Ackland's Moor submitted by janesharkey : Acklands Moor near Old Light Cottage - standing stone (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ackland's Moor
Ackland's Moor submitted by Richard Wells : Standing stone, Ackland's Moor, Lundy Island. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Ackland's Moor
Ackland's Moor submitted by Richard Wells : Standing stone on Ackland's Moor, Lundy Island. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ackland's Moor
Ackland's Moor submitted by sem : The axis for this stone points to the midsummer sunrise. The notch in its top may be there for viewing this. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ackland's Moor
Ackland's Moor submitted by sem : C looking knackered after the hike up from the jetty. (3 comments)

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 178m SSW 204° Lundy Beacon Hill* Early Christian Sculptured Stone (SS132442)
 1.6km N 10° Lundy Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SS136459)
 2.3km N 3° Lundy Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SS135467)
 2.9km N 2° Lundy John O'Groats* Round Barrow(s) (SS135473)
 22.1km SSE 151° Stoke Churchyard Cross* Ancient Cross (SS235247)
 22.2km SSE 150° St Nectan's Well (Stoke)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SS2363624683)
 23.5km SSE 149° St Leonard's Well (Hartland)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SS2486423870)
 25.1km SSE 148° St Clare's Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SS2582422541)
 27.3km SSE 150° Bursdon Moor Barrow Cemetery* Round Barrow(s) (SS2611220257)
 27.4km SE 137° Clovelly Dykes* Hillfort (SS311235)
 27.7km SSE 158° St Nectan's Well (Welcombe)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SS228183)
 29.2km SSE 146° Gorvin West Barrows* Round Barrow(s) (SS2859519471)
 29.6km SSE 165° St Morwenna's Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SS1980215483)
 30.0km SSE 164° St John's Well (Morwenstow)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SS2064815298)
 30.0km SSE 164° Morwenstow Churchyard Cross* Ancient Cross (SS20551527)
 30.6km SSE 153° Woolley Long Barrow* Long Barrow (SS2627516605)
 31.5km E 98° St Helen's Well (Croyde)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SS4440538970)
 31.9km SE 128° Peppercombe Castle Hillfort (SS379240)
 32.1km E 89° Woolacombe Memorial* Modern Stone Circle etc (SS45494389)
 32.5km SSE 156° Wrasford Moor Barrow Cemetary* Barrow Cemetery (SS2529114170)
 32.5km E 86° North Morte Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SS459455)
 32.8km E 88° The Konk Stone* Standing Stones (SS462444)
 33.0km E 88° Greystone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SS46354443)
 33.1km ESE 115° Shell Middens at Westward Ho!* Ancient Village or Settlement (SS429294)
 33.7km E 85° Damage Barton* Standing Stones (SS47044615)
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