Yellowmead stone circle
Yellowmead stone circle is found near Sheepstor in Devon. It is a Bronze Age concentric stone circle consisting of four rings of stones set within one another; the larger circle is 20 yards wide and the smallest, 20 feet wide. It is located on Yellowmead Down.
The circles once encircled a burial cairn although this is now barely visible. To the south west, several possible stone rows lead away, crossed by a post-mediæval leat that once served a nearby tin works.
The site was excavated and restored by Rev. H Breton in 1921. In 2008 geophysical surveys and a small excavation were carried out to determine whether the restoration of 1921 had been performed accurately (it had), and to discover whether additional features remain buried in the peat. Fallen stones were found in line with some of the stone rows, suggesting that further features may lie downslope below the leat.[1]
Location
- Location map:50°29’35"N, 4°-0’38"W
- Streetmap: SX57486783
Outside links
- Dartmoor's Yellowmead Stone Circle – Tim Sandles in Legendary Dartmoor
- Megalithic Portal: Yellowmead Stone Circle
References
- ↑ Armstrong, Kayt (Spring 2009). "Yellowmead Stone Circles, Sheepstor". Dartmoor Magazine (Okehampton: Edgemoor Publishing Ltd) (94): 35–36.
