White Ridge Standing Stone

Photo taken on 25-07-2015

OS Map: SX 64162 82653
OS Source: Garmin
HER record: 6771
Megalithic Portal: 51338
PMD: South Teignhead
Alternate name: South Teignhead
Short Name: SS White Ridge
Butler map: 35.18
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: PDW
Cairn Class: No
Dimensions (m): 2.7 x 0.7 x 0.2
Lidar: SX64168265
Notes: Possible recumbent standing stone. "A small circular 'pound' about 350 yards (sic) SE of Grey Wethers. It measures 75ft (N-S) by 66ft; the bank composed of small stone and earth is 6-8ft wide and 3ft high. An entrance on the W has one door jamb standing; this was excavated but nothing was found except a very fine flat stone on the subsoil which measured 9ft long by 3-4ft wide. Trial pits were dug inside the enclosure without success." TDA Vol. 34 pp.164 (1902)
Nearby sites: SX64168265

References

These are selected references with an emphasis on out of copyright sources linked as PDFs. For more detailed references try any linked HER record. For some records there are very good resources on the Prehistoric Monuments of Dartmoor (PMD) website by Bill Radcliffe. Barrow reports are linked above as are references to Butler, Grinsell and Turner.

• Baring-Gould, Sabine, Eight Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee, T.D.A. Vol.34 pp.160-167 (1902)
• Fleming, Andrew, Dartmoor Reaves: Investigating Prehistoric Land Divisions (2nd edition), (2008)