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<< Our Photo Pages >> Laughter Tor row 2 - Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue in England in Devon

Submitted by Anne T on Tuesday, 17 December 2019  Page Views: 819

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Laughter Tor row 2 Alternative Name: Laughter Tor W; Laugh Tor II; Butler Laughter 2(map 28.12.2)
Country: England County: Devon Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Nearest Town: Princetown  Nearest Village: Two Bridges
Map Ref: SX65207538
Latitude: 50.562581N  Longitude: 3.904592W
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
2 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 18th Sep 2020 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 3 Before leaving, I remember that there is supposedly the small remnants of another double stone row to be found a bit west of the longstone, but am not expecting to find them under the vegetation. However, before I even start my search, there they are, much nearer than I expected, and once again the ground around them has been roughly cleared. I find about half a dozen pairs of tiny stones, clearly not in alignment with either the longstone or the other stone row. Their size and spacing reminds me of Porlock row on Exmoor more than a typical Dartmoor avenue. Well that was an unexpected positive result!

Mikehj visited on 1st Apr 2020 - their rating: Cond: 3 Access: 3



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Laughter Tor row 2
Laughter Tor row 2 submitted by SandyG : View from above and north west of the row and standing stone at the top of Laughter Tor 1 (Scales 1m). (Vote or comment on this photo)
There are two stone rows at Laughter Tor. This stone row is also a double row, and is located 12m W of the longstone parallel with this row but just 5 pairs of stones barely show above the turf. [Laughter Tor 1, also a double row, has its own site page - see the 'nearby sites' list below].

This row is featured on the Stone Rows of Great Britain - see their entry for Laughter Tor 2, which includes a description, a plan of the row with its associated mound, descriptions and photographs of the individual stones making up this row, access information and a list of online resources for more information.

The row is also recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 915069, as MDV6002 (Stone Row south of Laughter Tor) on the Devon and Dartmoor HER, and scheduled as part of Historic England List Entry No. 1021047 (Two double stone alignments, cairn and standing stone 700m south west of Laughter Hole Farm).

The row also has an entry on the Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks (PDW) website - see their entry for the Laughter Tor W. Stone Row. Also see PDW's page for the Laughter Tor Stone Row.
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Laughter Tor row 2
Laughter Tor row 2 submitted by TheCaptain : I remember that there is supposedly the remnants of another double stone row a bit west of the longstone, but am not expecting to find them under the vegetation. However, before I even start my search, there they are, nearer than I expected, and once again the ground around them has been roughly cleared. I find about half a dozen pairs of tiny stones, clearly not in alignment with either the... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Laughter Tor row 2
Laughter Tor row 2 submitted by TheCaptain (Vote or comment on this photo)

Laughter Tor row 2
Laughter Tor row 2 submitted by SandyG : Plan of Laughter Tor 2 stone row. The stone shown yellow may have been displaced from the row. The stone on the right forms the upper end of the Laughter Tor 1 stone row. Source: Survey at 1:100 by Janet Daynes and Sandy Gerrard. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Laughter Tor row 2
Laughter Tor row 2 submitted by SandyG : View from above and east showing the relative position of the two rows at Laughter Tor (Scale 1m). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Laughter Tor row 2
Laughter Tor row 2 submitted by SandyG : View from above and the south east (Scale 1m). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Laughter Tor row 2
Laughter Tor row 2 submitted by SandyG : The large pillar at the upper end of Laughter Tor 1 with Laughter Tor 2 beyond denoted by blue flags. View from north east (Scales 1m).

Laughter Tor row 2
Laughter Tor row 2 submitted by SandyG : Looking north west along the row. The postions of the stones are marked by blue flags. The large slab in the foreground may have formed part of the row or is more likely to be natural (Scale 1m).

Laughter Tor row 2
Laughter Tor row 2 submitted by SandyG : Looking south east along the row. The postions of the stones are marked by blue flags. The large stone stands at the upper end of Laughter Tor 1 (Scale 1m).

Laughter Tor row 2
Laughter Tor row 2 submitted by SandyG : Tiny stone barely visible within the heather forms part of the Laughter Tor 2 stone row.

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 20m E 89° Laughter Tor Longstone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SX65227538)
 180m ESE 108° Laughter Tor row 1* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SX65377532)
 961m SW 216° Dunnabridge Pound* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX64617462)
 1.0km SSE 159° Huccaby Rings Outer* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX6554474428)
 1.2km WNW 283° Bellever Tor 10* Cist (SX64077568)
 1.4km NW 309° Bellever Tor 2* Cairn (SX6414076270)
 1.4km WNW 288° Bellever Tor 6* Cist (SX63897585)
 1.4km WNW 283° Bellever Tor 8 Cairn (SX63847572)
 1.4km NNW 345° Bellever Tor NE Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX64867675)
 1.5km WNW 296° Bellever Tor 3* Cairn (SX63917606)
 1.5km WNW 294° Bellever Tor 4* Ring Cairn (SX63867603)
 1.6km NW 313° Bellever Tor Cairn one* Cist (SX6408976465)
 1.6km NNW 332° Bellever Tor N Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX64487682)
 1.6km W 271° Bellever Tor 9* Cist (SX63587546)
 1.7km SSE 156° Huccaby Rings Inner* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX6585473819)
 1.7km SSW 192° Sherberton stepping stones* Ancient Trackway (SX64817370)
 1.8km WNW 302° Black Newtake Enclosure Ancient Village or Settlement (SX63707636)
 1.9km NNW 344° Lakehead Hill Cairn 8* Cairn (SX6471777178)
 2.0km NNW 341° Lakehead Hill South Hut Circle* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX6459177291)
 2.1km NNW 345° Lakehead Hill Cairn 7* Cairn (SX6471477389)
 2.1km NNW 345° Lakehead Hill SE Stone Row* Stone Row / Alignment (SX64707740)
 2.2km NNW 331° Lakehead Hill South West Stone Row / Alignment (SX64187730)
 2.2km NNW 337° Lakehead Hill 6* Cairn (SX6435877467)
 2.3km NNW 337° Lakehead Hill 5* Stone Circle (SX6434677486)
 2.3km NNW 341° Lakehead Hill E* Stone Row / Alignment (SX6449577603)
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