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Shovel Down is an area of
Pastscape, retrieved 21 May 2013 It is of probable
Pastscape, retrieved 21 May 2013 The Fourfold Circle is the location of a turf-covered cairn with a central
The Long Stone () stands in the middle of two stone rows.LONG STONE
Pastscape, retrieved 21 May 2013 It is referred to as the "Langstone" in a documentary source of 1240. It now marks the boundary of three parishes.
Pastscape, retrieved 21 May 2013 It is the only survivor of three such stones known as the Three Boys. The two other stones are believed to have been taken for use as gateposts.
Dartmoor
Dartmoor is an upland area in southern Devon, England. The moorland and surrounding land has been protected by National Park status since 1951. Dartmoor National Park covers .
The granite which forms the uplands dates from the Carboniferous ...
in Devon
Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon is ...
that is covered in megalith
A megalith is a large stone that has been used to construct a prehistoric structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones. There are over 35,000 in Europe alone, located widely from Sweden to the Mediterranean sea.
The ...
s including the remains of several stone row
A stone row or stone alignment is a linear arrangement of upright, parallel megalithic standing stones set at intervals along a common axis or series of axes, usually dating from the later Neolithic or Bronze Age.Power (1997), p.23 Rows may be in ...
s, the Fourfold Stone Circle, and several standing stones.
Stone rows
The Shovel Down stone row complex () occupies the northern and southern slopes of a broad east-west ridge of unenclosed moorland.MONUMENT NO. 443524Pastscape, retrieved 21 May 2013 It is of probable
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second pri ...
date. Approximately five double stone rows and one single stone row are to be seen. Other probable Bronze Age monuments are in the immediate area, including the Fourfold Circle, the Long Stone, the Three Boy's Stone, and several cairn
A cairn is a man-made pile (or stack) of stones raised for a purpose, usually as a marker or as a burial mound. The word ''cairn'' comes from the gd, càrn (plural ).
Cairns have been and are used for a broad variety of purposes. In prehis ...
s.
Fourfold Circle
The Fourfold Circle () is a configuration of four concentric stone circles. The outer circle has a diameter of 9 m, the others have diameters of 6.4 m, 4.7 m and 2.4 m respectively.FOURFOLD CIRCLEPastscape, retrieved 21 May 2013 The Fourfold Circle is the location of a turf-covered cairn with a central
cist
A cist ( or ; also kist ;
from grc-gre, κίστη, Middle Welsh ''Kist'' or Germanic ''Kiste'') is a small stone-built coffin-like box or ossuary used to hold the bodies of the dead. Examples can be found across Europe and in the Middle East ...
which has been robbed.
The Long Stone
The Long Stone () stands in the middle of two stone rows.LONG STONEPastscape, retrieved 21 May 2013 It is referred to as the "Langstone" in a documentary source of 1240. It now marks the boundary of three parishes.
Three Boys standing stone
The Three Boys standing stone () is a stone marking the southern end of one of the stone rows.THREE BOYSPastscape, retrieved 21 May 2013 It is the only survivor of three such stones known as the Three Boys. The two other stones are believed to have been taken for use as gateposts.
Notes
{{European Standing Stones, state=collapsed Megalithic monuments in England Stone circles in Devon