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Prehistoric stone hunt under way in Devon salt marsh A team of archaeologists is braving horse flies, spiky vegetation and murky ditches to hunt for mysterious standing stones lost beneath a West Country salt marsh... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by moss 2nd July 2018ce

Devon archaeological dig reveals "exciting" prehistoric finds Follow up to news story from October. "A Stone age knife, a Bronze age arrow head and a Roman nail are just some of the surprises uncovered by a new archaeological dig in Devon... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by thesweetcheat 10th March 2015ce

Devon treasure hunter locates Bronze Age settlement using Google Earth http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Devon-treasure-hunter-locates-Bronze-Age/story-23349132-detail/story... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by thesweetcheat 22nd October 2014ce

Ipplepen Iron Age settlement 'one of most significant' finds An Iron Age settlement unearthed in Devon has been described as one of the most important finds of its kind. More Here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-23733741 Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by scubi63 17th August 2013ce

William Stukeley: Saviour of Stonehenge exhibition opens in Devon William Stukeley, Saviour of Stonehenge exhibition, opens tomorrow (9 June) at Hartland Abbey, Hartland, Bideford, North Devon and runs until 6 October. Details here - http://www.hartlandabbey.co.uk/exhibition.htm and here - continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Littlestone 8th June 2013ce Edited 14th June 2013ce

Bronze Age shipwreck found off Devon coast One of the world's oldest shipwrecks has been discovered off the coast of Devon after lying on the seabed for almost 3,000 years... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by moss 14th February 2010ce

Volunteers wanted for dig in Stokenham "Keen historians are being invited to help a team of Exeter University archaeologists uncover secrets of an ancient Bronze Age and medieval site.Members of the public are invited to the dig to investigate the remains of a medieval building near an old manor house... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Rhiannon 21st May 2007ce

Wreck divers recover Bronze Age treasures From This is Devon website, 8 March 2005 A Westcountry diving team has uncovered one of the oldest shipwreck sites in the world... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Jane 8th March 2005ce

TV shows spark 'gardening' crime BBC Devon Garden makeover programmes are being blamed for an increase in the theft of ancient artefacts from Dartmoor. Electronic tags are being used to help protect valuable stone crosses and troughs in the area... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by phil 17th April 2004ce

New Resting Place for Grave Hot on the heels of this: http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/post/24862 comes this: http://www.tavistock-today.co.uk/news/newsdetail... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Jane 17th March 2004ce Edited 25th March 2004ce

Ancient Stone Tomb Returns to Dartmoor Hoorah! A 'good news' story for once! A 4,000 year old grave discovered in Chagford in 1879 is returning to Dartmoor. The prehistoric grave will be relocated to the High Moorland Centre in Princetown early next month from Torquay Museum where it has been for 120 years... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Jane 26th February 2004ce Edited 26th February 2004ce

Ramblers Protest at Tor Ramblers have held a mass trespass on one of Dartmoor's most popular landmarks to protest over its closure. Vixen Tor at Merrivale (Cornwall, England) was shut to the public when a new landowner bought it earlier last year... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Kozmik_Ken 5th January 2004ce Edited 6th January 2004ce

Restoration of Historic Site on Dartmoor Volunteers from Tavistock Conservation Project have been helping to restore the setting of an ancient Scheduled Monument on Dartmoor, almost totally obscured by vegetation... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Jane 17th December 2003ce Edited 18th December 2003ce

Vixen Tor Owner Charged The farmer who closed Dartmoor's (England) Vixen Tor to the public has been charged with carrying out land improvements without an environmental impact assessment. Mary Alford, who owns the site at Merrivale, near Tavistock, Devon, will appear before Plymouth Magistrates in the New Year... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Kozmik_Ken 16th December 2003ce Edited 17th December 2003ce

Farmer builds own burial chamber http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/2985083.stm A Devon farmer has realised his dream by building a Bronze Age burial chamber on his land. He transported four huge pieces of granite from Dartmoor to his estate near Ivybridge to carry out the construction... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Rhiannon 1st May 2003ce Edited 2nd May 2003ce

Bronze Age Ingots Now At Exeter Museum From the Western Morning News (thisisdevon.co.uk) "More than 40 rare Bronze Age ingots from Devon have been given to the Royal Albert Museum in Exeter. The ingots, part of a shipment salvaged in 1991, was handed over by the Receiver of Wreck, Sophia Exelby, at a ceremony yesterday... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Rhiannon 26th July 2002ce

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There is a series of books well worth looking at for the serious antiquarian who is going to visit Dartmoor and look for the many sites there.The books are by Jeremy Butler and are called Dartmoor atlas of Antiquities and come in five volumes.Volumes one to four are the main books dealing with, volume 1, The East. Volume 2 ,The North. Volume 3,The South west and volume 4 The South East.Volume 5 is an over all cover of The Second Millennium B.C. and also contains an index. All the books contain maps and extensive text along with line drawings and the grid references to all the sites mentioned. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Lubin 19th March 2005ce

Any visitors intending to spend more than a day or so on Dartmoor should consider investing in the following publications: Petit, P. (1974/1995) Prehistoric Dartmoor. Forest Publishing, Newton Abbott. ISBN 0951527460 and Crossing, W. (1912/1990) Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor (2e). Peninsula Press, Kingskerswell ISBN 1872640168 Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by RedBrickDream 6th August 2004ce

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Wessex Archaeology The final assesment/results of the Time Team Dig at Tottiford Reservoir. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Meic 27th February 2012ce Edited 28th February 2012ce

Trowlesworthy Stone Row East (Stone Row / Alignment) — Fieldnotes

Eleven months ago Eric and I came to Dartmoor for just one long day of stoning with a list of places that I wanted to see, I would have had time to see them all as well but Eric insisted on having something to eat, right in the middle of the day, half way through the list. How rude. To Direct you..... Coming south from Brisworthy to Cadover bridge, immediately after crossing the bridge turn left onto dusty track and follow it all the way to the end. It ends right next to the quarry, there is a restored medieval cross near by. It should have been easy to get there from here, but I didn't have my compass with me and the famous Dartmoor fog covered everything, visibility was down to about a couple of hundred yards. In truth I wasn't holding out much hope of finding the stone circle we'd come so far to see. My map was, as it turns out, too old and outdated, the shape of the Clay works quarry had changed shape, a lake disappeared. We guessed our way round the quarry, which is large to say the least, you've never seen such a sight of utter devastation, and prepared to climb the hill, but just then out of the mist I saw a line to my left, as we moved on the mist cleared enough to realise we were just about to go the wrong way, our destination was but a few hundred yards to our left. So we went that way. Crossing a stream or two presented not but a little problem and suddenly we were at the south end of the stone row. Success. There are two parallel stone rows, the south end has a kind of rounded boat shaped quality to it, the stones go up hill from there towards the stone circle, a reave? Leat? cuts through it, jumped, further up hill a large stone lies across the rows, passed by, the rows just kind of end right next to the stone circle. I wonder if it is known whether they are both of the same exact date, or did one come before the other? Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by postman 2nd June 2019ce

Trowlesworthy Warren (Stone Circle) — Fieldnotes

I cant believe we found it, quite easily too despite no compass, despite the fog, or prior knowledge of what to look for. Eight stones remain of this stone circle, also known as the Pulpit. The circle stone that is closest to the circle is the tallest, and most leany, Burl say it is four foot two, but if you stand in the dip where sheep fidget it's almost five foot five. It also has a gnarled and twisted form, and a big streak of raptor poo on one side. We pick a stone and sit for a while, the mist is, I think, beginning to clear, revealing a lot more stone work to the north and the west, I regard the map and see that there are settlements almost all around, and blow me down another stone row and a possible stone circle. We'll have to have a longer look round. Time for some elevation, I attach the camera to the tripod and extend it all the way and hoik it up into the air with camera on ten second countdown, trying again and again to get the right angle, this is the first time Eric's seen this, he laughed at me. How rude. It is a great little stone circle, but to make the long drive down well and truly worth it, we'll have to go and see a couple more stone circles elsewhere, right after I've had a look at that other stone row. Comments (1)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by postman 2nd June 2019ce

Trowlesworthy Stone Row West (Stone Row / Alignment) — Fieldnotes

Another stream cross and we approach, I'm not sure what, there's a very suspect bump, and some stones that look like they are in a row. Shall I leave it there? I only came to free my mind of the rattle word Trowlesworthy, but a quick look at the map and it is abundantly clear that there is much more than a stone circle up on this moor. We've had a wander round some of the settlement immediately north of the circle and now we've crossed back over the stream to have a look at the other stone row. The stones, they are in a row, and it's more or less straight, and also more or less point to the stone circle, but in an unconnected kind of way. The stone row starts with a tall terminal stone at the west, passes by the suspect bump, and terminates with another tall terminal stone. Next to the eastern tall terminal stone is a lovely little cairn circle. I'm sure more than a couple of stones are missing and those that are left are barely breaking the land surface, but the mist has all but cleared and the cuteness factor is now apparent. The suspect bump tends to overshadow the stone row slightly, I got a little excited to see the ditches either side of it, could it be a burial mound of some kind, Eric asked, Looking at the map once more reveals their true nature. Pillow mounds, I must confess, besides knowing they are medieval, the wrong kind of ancient, I knew not what they were. Upon returning to home I looked them up, artificial rabbit warrens, apparently Lionhearts and conquerors get through a lot of rabbits. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by postman 2nd June 2019ce

Trowlesworthy Warren (Stone Circle) — Images (click to view fullsize)

Posted by postman 27th May 2019ce