Merrivale North Row [Merrivale 1; Worth Merrivale A; Butler Merrivale 1, Merrivale Stone Rows] Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue : The Megalithic Portal and Megalith Map:

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Merrivale North Row Alternative Name: Merrivale 1; Worth Merrivale A; Butler Merrivale 1, Merrivale Stone Rows
Country: England County: Devon Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Nearest Town: Tavistock Nearest Village: Princetown
Map Ref: SX55457479 Landranger Map Number: 191
Latitude: 50.554946N Longitude: 4.041932W
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

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3	Ordinary
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1	Awful
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3 Access:

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
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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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lucasn visited on 27th Jun 2019 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4

Anne T visited on 14th May 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Merrivale North Row (Merrivale 1): Between the prehistoric settlement and the first of our stone rows for the day, Sandy G had stopped to point out some of the stones of the Great Western Reave. Continuing on, these stones could be seen from down slope at the Prehistoric Settlement, and proved a tantalising glimpse of what was in store for the rest of the morning. Sandy was amazing at explaining all the different features along the row, including part of which had recently been restored. But my goodness, the wind was blowing, and blowing hard. At some points, it was a little tricky to stand upright – thank heavens for my walking poles!

Richard13 visited on 1st Jul 2018 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4

markj99 visited on 28th Nov 2017 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3 If this was the only stone row row in the area, I would be most impressed by it. However, its southern neighbour is longer, has higher stones and a bonus central cairn.

SandyG visited on 6th Jul 2016 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Car parking is available at SX 55313 75017 or SX 56050 74895. The row is a short walk away from either car park. It is worth having a look at the well preserved Bronze Age settlement a short distance to the north of the row.

woodini254 visited on 15th Mar 1994 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4

cazzyjane visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3

h_fenton rldixon AngieLake TheCaptain Bolstered have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.86 Ambience: 4.57 Access: 3.71

**Merrivale North Row** submitted by stewart : Grid Ref SX 555 747 There are two, main, rows at Merrivale - North and South. The north row consists of two lines of stones, aligned east -west and nearly 200m long. However, the two lines of stones are only about 1m apart so you can only just walk between them. It has larger stones at the west end and a blocking stone at the east. The southern row doesn't start or finish on the s... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Double Stone Row making up part of the Merrivale complex on western Dartmoor in Devon

There are two, main, rows at Merrivale - North and South. The north row consists of two lines of stones, aligned east -west and nearly 200m long. However, the two lines of stones are only about 1m apart so you can only just walk between them. It has larger stones at the west end and a blocking stone at the east, where there is also the remains of a carin with its surrounding stone circle.

There are a number of sources of information for this row. See:
Pastscape Monument No. 440056 (see the paragraphs relating to Row A, north row);
The Devon and Dartmoor HER: MDV14797 (Merrivale Stone Row A, Dartmoor Forest);
Historic England's scheduling information for List ID 1013429 (Three stone alignments, ten cairns, three stone hut circles and a length of the Great Western Reave on Longash Common);
Stone Rows of Great Britain: Merrivale 1, which includes a description, a plan of the monuments at Merrivale showing their relationship to each other, photographs, access information and a list of online resources for more information;
Prehistoric Monuments of Dartmoor: Merrivale A; and
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks (PDW) - see both Merrivale A Stone Row and Merrivale Ceremonial Complex [Photo Set 1].
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28m SW 223° Merrivale Centre N* Cairn (SX55437477)
36m ESE 122° Merrivale* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SX55487477)
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54m WSW 247° Merrivale Centre S* Cairn (SX55407477)
63m WSW 241° Merrivale SW row 3* Stone Row / Alignment (SX5539474761)
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92m ENE 76° Merrivale NE circle* Stone Circle (SX55547481)
110m E 94° Merrivale Centre Row* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SX55567478)
134m WNW 291° Merrivale N circle* Stone Circle (SX5532674841)
155m WSW 253° Merrivale NW* Stone Circle (SX55307475)
175m WSW 237° Cairn south of Stone Row B (Merrivale)* Cairn (SX553747)
188m SSW 210° Merrivale circle* Stone Circle (SX55357463)
214m NNE 26° Merrivale settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX5555174979)
215m SSW 200° Merrivale Second Menhir and Cairn* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SX55377459)
219m SSW 203° Merrivale Menhir* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SX55367459)
222m SSW 205° Merrivale 5* Stone Row / Alignment (SX5534974592)
224m SSW 203° Merrivale row 4* Stone Row / Alignment (SX5535674586)
226m SSW 206° Merrivale 6* Stone Row / Alignment (SX5534474590)
956m ESE 109° Yellowmeade Farm* Cairn (SX56357446)
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1.3km WSW 247° Standing Stone next to Vixen Tor * Standing Stone (Menhir) (SX5424374307)
1.9km NE 50° Mis Tor Farm Cairn (SX56927594)
2.1km WSW 254° Windy Post Cross* Ancient Cross (SX53437428)
2.1km W 263° Barn Hill Cairn (SX53337458)
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