New stone row discovered on Exmoor

The new stone row at Warcombe Water (Hazel Riley) 

The prehistoric stone monuments on Exmoor are evocative monuments: geometric arrangements of sandstone slabs sited in remote combes; tall standing stones on open moor and stone rows. Like the stone settings and standing stones, stone rows date from the late Neolithic/early Bronze Age periods, making them around 4000 years old. Recording the stones (Hazel Riley) 

Only 8 stone rows had ever been recorded on Exmoor, then, in 2006 a previously unrecorded stone row was discovered by Celia Haddon, bringing the total number up to 9. The row is made up of 15 tiny sandstone slabs, each carefully set in an upright position, along the edge of a naturally formed terrace above Warcombe Water, on open moor land to the south of Lynmouth. With the help of two postgraduate students from Bristol University, we surveyed this new stone row in 2007, putting it on the map for the very first time.

For further information, please contact Hazel Riley in English Heritage's Exeter office, on (01392) 824901 or email hazel.riley@english-heritage.org.uk