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<< Our Photo Pages >> West Anstey Long Stone - Standing Stone (Menhir) in England in Devon

Submitted by thecaptain on Friday, 16 March 2007  Page Views: 11081

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: West Anstey Long Stone
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 3.92 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Devon Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Dulverton  Nearest Village: Hawkridge
Map Ref: SS84932942  Landranger Map Number: 181
Latitude: 51.052562N  Longitude: 3.643115W
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.
4 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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West Anstey Long Stone
West Anstey Long Stone submitted by thecaptain : West Anstey Long Stone, seen here close up, looking west, at it's flat easten side. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Despite being just a couple of hundred metres to the north of the ridge top road, and easily reached along bridleways from a good parking area, this stone is not the easiest to find, as it cannot be seen from the road, or indeed from anywhere to the south until you are quite close, as it lies well below the ridge top.

The best way to find this stone is to walk to the top of the little valley which runs to the north into Dane’s Brook, with woodland on its western side, and there it is, right at the head of the valley. Despite being difficult to see from above, the stone is probably very prominent when seen from the valley below.

The stone seems to be a sort of slate type rock, about 4 feet high, 1 foot wide and 6 inches thick, with its wide sides facing east/west, while its thin profile looks straight down into the steep little valley to the north.

I have no doubt that this stone was placed here for some very significant reason for people living down in the valley below.

Note: Several new pictures just in of this splendid, but hardly known, Exmoor longstone.
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West Anstey Long Stone
West Anstey Long Stone submitted by Swik : Nice menhir, friendly dog, lovely location. (Vote or comment on this photo)

West Anstey Long Stone
West Anstey Long Stone submitted by thecaptain : West Anstey Long Stone seen here in its splendid position at the head of the little valley. Looking here to the north west. (Vote or comment on this photo)

West Anstey Long Stone
West Anstey Long Stone submitted by thecaptain : Seen here the stone's thin profile looks straight down into the steep little valley to the north. I have no doubt that this stone was placed here for some very significant reason for people living down in the valley below. (Vote or comment on this photo)

West Anstey Long Stone
West Anstey Long Stone submitted by thecaptain : West Anstey Long Stone, looking eastwards along the ridge, although the stone is well below the top to the north. (Vote or comment on this photo)

West Anstey Long Stone
West Anstey Long Stone submitted by Celia_Haddon : A small slender standing stone, 1.30m high, below the horizon but looking out across the valley. The most beautiful setting of all the Exmoor stones. Photo copyright Celia Haddon (2 comments)

West Anstey Long Stone
West Anstey Long Stone submitted by Bladup : West Anstey Long Stone.

West Anstey Long Stone
West Anstey Long Stone submitted by Bladup

West Anstey Long Stone
West Anstey Long Stone submitted by Bladup

West Anstey Long Stone
West Anstey Long Stone submitted by Bladup

West Anstey Long Stone
West Anstey Long Stone submitted by thecaptain : Despite being difficult to see from above, the stone is very prominent when seen from below.

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Re: West Anstey Long Stone by TheCaptain on Friday, 16 March 2007
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Despite being just a couple of hundred metres to the north of the ridge top road, and easily reached along bridleways from a good parking area, this stone is not the easiest to find, as it cannot be seen from the road, or indeed from anywhere to the south until you are quite close, as it lies well below the ridge top.

The best way to find this stone is to walk to the top of the little valley which runs to the north into Dane’s Brook, with woodland on its western side, and there it is, right at the head of the valley. Despite being difficult to see from above, the stone is probably very prominent when seen from the valley below.

The stone seems to be a sort of slate type rock, about 4 feet high, 1 foot wide and 6 inches thick, with its wide sides facing east/west, while its thin profile looks straight down into the steep little valley. I have no doubt that this stone was placed here for some very significant reason for people living down in the valley below.
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