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<< Our Photo Pages >> Down Ridge Outlier - Standing Stone (Menhir) in England in Devon

Submitted by TheCaptain on Monday, 15 April 2019  Page Views: 1106

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Down Ridge Outlier
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.593 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Devon Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Princetown  Nearest Village: Hexworthy
Map Ref: SX65577200
Latitude: 50.532287N  Longitude: 3.89815W
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.
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
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TheCaptain visited on 11th Apr 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 About 100 metres away to the southeast from the stone circle is a small standing stone, just under a metre tall.

Down Ridge Outlier
Down Ridge Outlier submitted by TheCaptain : About 100 metres away to the southeast from the stone circle is a small standing stone, just under a metre tall. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Almost 100 metres to the southeast of Down Ridge stone circle is a small standing stone, just under a metre tall.
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Down Ridge Outlier
Down Ridge Outlier submitted by Brian Byng : Down Ridge. There is a single small standing stone on the hillside 100m SE from the circle. It is almost certainly prehistoric. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Down Ridge Outlier submitted by Bladup : Down Ridge Outlier (Vote or comment on this photo)

Down Ridge Outlier
Down Ridge Outlier submitted by Bladup : Down Ridge Outlier with Down Ridge Stone Circle in the background (Vote or comment on this photo)

Down Ridge Outlier
Down Ridge Outlier submitted by TheCaptain : About 100 metres away to the southeast from the stone circle is a small standing stone, just under a metre tall. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Down Ridge Outlier
Down Ridge Outlier submitted by TheCaptain

Down Ridge Outlier
Down Ridge Outlier submitted by TheCaptain

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