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Stalldown Stone Row Cairn NE (Cairn(s)) — Images (click to view fullsize) |
 
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Posted by markj99 2nd February 2021ce |
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn NE (Cairn(s)) — Links |
Historic England 1015806Stalldown Stone Row Cairn NE is incorporated within the area of the Stone alignment and cairns on Stalldown scheduled by Historic England. |
Posted by markj99 2nd February 2021ce |
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn NE (Cairn(s)) — Fieldnotes |
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There is a cluster of cairns in or near the Northern third of Stalldown Stone Row. Stalldown cairn circle (listed in TMA) is constructed a few yards to the E of the Stalldown Stone Row axis, a hiatus in the row of standing stones. Around 100 yards NE in open moorland there is a small grass cairn measuring c. 45 feet across with a 3 feet earth bank. There is a pronounced hollow in the centre of the cairn suggestive of a removed cist. It lies c. 50 yards E of Stalldown Stone Row. A third cairn, Stalldown Stone Row Cairn NW lies c. 100 yards NW from here, on the W side of the stone row. The concentration of several sites in a small radius suggests that it was the centre of ritual activities at Stalldown. The inclusion of Stalldown cairn circle into the stone row perhaps indicates that it was the focal point. Historic England 1015806 (go to Links) has a full description of Stalldown Stone Row and its associated cairns. |
Posted by markj99 2nd February 2021ce Edited 3rd February 2021ce |
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn S (Cairn(s)) — Links |
Historic England 1012748Historic England's listing for the Cairn south of Stalldown stone alignment. |
Posted by markj99 2nd February 2021ce |
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn S (Cairn(s)) — Images |
  
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Posted by markj99 2nd February 2021ce |
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn S (Cairn(s)) — Fieldnotes |
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The ruined cairn lies c. 250 yards S of the Southern terminus in Stalldown Stone Row. It has been reduced to a circle of rough uneven grassy lumps, measuring c. 10 yards across by 1 yard high. The dark green of the cairn contrasts with the light brown of the moorland. Historic England 1012748 states that the centre of the cairn has a central hollow probably related to a past disturbance in search of a cist. It also speculates that the cairn may have been the original terminus of the stone row. The Stalldown area has been used for peat cutting in the past so some of the stones may have been removed or buried. In any case, the close proximity of the cairn to Stalldown Stone Row extends the area of the Stalldown Complex. |
Posted by markj99 2nd February 2021ce |
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn NW (Cairn(s)) — Images |
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Posted by thesweetcheat7th July 2010ce |
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