Joan Ford's Newtake Stone Row
Photo taken on 21-07-2020
OS Map: SX 63183 71987
OS Source: Garmin
HER record: 6375
Megalithic Portal: 1985
The Stone Rows of GB: Joan Fords Newtake
PMD: Joan Ford's Newtake
Alternate name: Joan Ford's Newtake
Short Name: SR Joan Fords
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: SRGB
Cairn Class: No
Lidar: SX63187199
Notes: Stone Rows of great Britain states: "A probable single stone row measuring 7.27m long, including at least three large-sized upright orthostats and two recumbent slabs situated on a gentle south east facing slope. The stones stand up to between 1.55m and 1.23m high, arranged in height order with the tallest at the east. The row is orientated ENE to NSW and has restricted views of several skyline cairns and surrounding landscape."
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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.
- Worth, R.N., The Stone Rows of Dartmoor - Part 3, T.D.A. Vol.26 pp.296-307 (1894)