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Only fourteen stones - 7 standing and 7 fallen - remain of this circle, which probably had more than 20 stones originally. The site was probably damaged by military training in the war. There may be the remains of a round barrow by the wall. The stones are sandstone.
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Posted by Rhiannon
3rd May 2002ce
Edited 3rd February 2003ce |
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Marked as a 'stone setting' on the OS map, the 13 stones remaining here don't seem to be enough to tell what arrangement they were originally part of. One theory suggests three concentric ovals. There is at least one outlying stone. Excavations in the 30s suggested stone rows at the site.
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Posted by Rhiannon
3rd May 2002ce
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A stone circle is unusual for Somerset - but it's very inconspicuous! The circle is almost 37 metres in diameter, with thirty stones, but most are only 10cm high (the tallest being 60cm). A plan of the site was drawn in 1898 showing 37 stones, but it's possible there were 100 originally.
Right on top of Withypool Hill is a round barrow.
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Posted by Rhiannon
3rd May 2002ce
Edited 27th July 2005ce |
S Toulson* describes how John Knight (someone who was determined to turn Exmoor into useful agricultural land and metalled lots of roads in the early 19th century) used the Woodbarrow to mark the end of his estate. It's actually on the boundary between Devon and Somerset.
*Moors of the Southwest v1, 1983.
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Posted by Rhiannon
3rd May 2002ce
Edited 11th December 2006ce |
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