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MONUMENT NO. 34675

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A stone setting forming an almost perfect square with a central stone. This setting is known as a qunicunx.

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(SS69794333) Stones (NAT). (1)

Longstone Allotment, Chapman Barrows. An isolated stone
setting forming a quadrilateral with a centre stone marking the
exact intersection of the diagonals. The sides are:- NW, 59 ft
11 ins; NE, 60 ft 11 ins; SW, 52 ft 7 ins; SE, 61 ft 3 ins. One
stone is broken off near the ground level and the largest is 33 ins
high. (2)

As described by Chanter and Worth. Situated in rushy moorland
the stones are not deeply embedded though some packing stones
have been used.

Divorced survey at 1:2500. (3)

SS 69794333. A setting of five stones, four of which form an almost perfect square with the fifth near the intersection of the diagonals. The site lies on a SW facing slope above the River Bray in an area covered reeds, heather and long grass, at 468m OD, which possesses good views to the S and SW.
The geology is the Combe Martin Slates and the monument is composed of thin shaley slabs.
The axis of this setting, termed a quincunx, are almost exactly N-S and E-W, with sides of 26.2 and 25.4m respectivly. Contrary to Chanter and Worth (2) the centre stone does not mark the intersection; a line between stones C and E passes 25cm to its S. The orientation of the stones are, with the exception of C, uniformly E-W. Stone C, although portrayed by Chanter and Worth (2) and described by Eardly Wilmot (4a) as being similarly orientated, actually lies N-S. It may be that this stone has fallen and been incorrectly restored. McDonnell sees a low mound at the South of the site five stones in quincunx, all pointing E-W (4a) (4). The low mound seen by McDonnell is not apparent (5).

SOURCE TEXT

( 1) Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date)

OS 6" Prov 1963.

( 2) Devonshire Association reports and transactions

(Chanter & Worth). 37, 1905 Page(s)391

( 3) Field Investigators Comments

F1 MHB 22-AUG-72

(4) General reference

CRAAGS Exmoor AP Survey. Gaz No SS 6943B,1980, R MCDonnell.

(4a) General reference

Catalogue of Thirty Exmoor Stone Settings I1,1983,H Eardly-Wilmot.

(5) Field Investigators Comments

RCHME Field Investigation, 13-JAN-1989, SAJ Probert.

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