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Stone alignment north of Glasscombe Upper Plantation is a Bronze Age ceremonial or ritual monument consisting of a linear arrangement of standing stones situated in Devon. The alignment forms part of the broader landscape of prehistoric ritual activity characteristic of the Dartmoor region and its environs during the second millennium BC. Such alignments typically served functions related to ceremonial practices, astronomical observation, or territorial demarcation, though their precise original purpose remains subject to scholarly interpretation. The monument survives as a scheduled ancient monument and represents an important example of Bronze Age monumental construction in the southwest of England.
Stone alignment north of Glasscombe Upper Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013037. View the official record →
Stone alignment north of Glasscombe Upper Plantation is a Bronze Age ceremonial or ritual monument consisting of a linear arrangement of standing stones situated in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013037.
Stone alignment north of Glasscombe Upper Plantation 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 1013037.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (3.5 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (3.5 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Stone alignment north of Glasscombe Upper Plantation's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Stone alignment north of Glasscombe Upper Plantation stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.