More information : SS 49143290 A double stone row, known as Yelland Stone
Row, 6 ft apart and 113 ft long. The stones are sandstone and nine
have been located; of which four only the base remains.
Excavation has exposed flakes, cores, two scrapers, charcoal and
calcined flint near the row. (1-2)
As described above. The two most easterly stones are 10" and 16"
respectively above ground level. (3)
The Stone Row lies on the foreshore of the River Taw estuary just
below Mean High Water. The area is covered by mud and shingle banks
and also saltings which are dissected by narrow, sinuous water
channels. Five stones were visible at low tide, three at the SE end ofthe row and two near the NW end; the remainder are almost certainly buried under the mud of a reed-covered salting although they are
difficult to trace by probing. Stones 'a' & 'b'-?terminal stones, are
0.25m wide by 0.2m high and 0.3m wide by 0.25m high respectively. The
tip of stone 'c' is just visible. Stones 'a' & 'e' are 0.3m wide by
0.15m high and 0.1m across by 0.1m high respectively. More stones may
be revealed after winter storms or with seasonal variations in the
tidal flow. (4)
There is no sign of the stone row among the mudflats. Deleted from 1:50000. (5) |