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Halscombe stone setting is a Bronze Age ceremonial or ritual monument located on Exmoor in Somerset, approximately 790 metres south-south-west of Simonsbath Bridge. The site comprises a configuration of standing stones arranged in a pattern typical of Exmoor's extensive Bronze Age landscape, which is notably rich in such monumental remains. The precise function of the setting remains uncertain, though such arrangements are generally interpreted as having served ritual, territorial, or astronomical purposes within Bronze Age communities. The monument contributes significantly to the archaeological evidence for sustained human activity and landscape organisation on Exmoor during the Bronze Age period.
Halscombe stone setting 790m SSW of Simonsbath Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014281. View the official record →
Halscombe stone setting is a Bronze Age ceremonial or ritual monument located on Exmoor in Somerset, approximately 790 metres south-south-west of Simonsbath Bridge. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014281.
Halscombe stone setting 790m SSW of Simonsbath Bridge is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1014281.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of round barrows See also SOMERSET 170 (3 km), 'Two Barrows', group of barrows (Hangley Cleave) See also DEVON 894 (3 km), 'Five Barrows', group of eight barrows (3.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Halscombe stone setting 790m SSW of Simonsbath Bridge's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Halscombe stone setting 790m SSW of Simonsbath Bridge stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.