Lanacombe

Lanacombe is an area of Exmoor in Somerset, South West England. It is the site of several standing stones and cairns which have been scheduled as ancient monuments.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

The stone settings are between 0.3 metres (1 ft 0 in) and 0.65 metres (2 ft 2 in) high.^[6] A series of Bronze Age stone cairns are closely associated with the standing stones.^[7]^[8]^[9]

Geophysical surveys undertaken since 2005 have shown that the stones were surrounded by wooden posts,^[10] and platforms and a circular high-resistance anomaly of uncertain date.^[11]

References

^ Historic England. "Lanacombe 1: a stone setting and two cairns on the east side of Lanacombe (1014273)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
^ Historic England. "Lanacombe 2: a stone setting and cairn on the east side of Lanacombe (1014274)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
^ Historic England. "Lanacombe 3: a stone setting and cairn on the east side of Lanacombe (1014275)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
^ Historic England. "Lanacombe 4: a stone setting on the ENE side of Lanacombe (1014276)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
^ Historic England. "Lanacombe 5: a stone alignment on the south east side of Lanacombe (1014277)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
^ Tilley, Christopher (2010). Interpreting Landscapes: Geologies, Topographies, Identities; Explorations in Landscape Phenomenology 3. Left Coast Press. pp. 322–323. ISBN 9781598743746.
^ "MSO7116 - Burial Cairn, North of Lanacombe I". Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record. Exmoor National Park. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
^ "MSO6967 - Cairn Associated with Lanacombe III Stone Setting". Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record. Exmoor National Park. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
^ "MSO6969 - Cairn Associated with Lanacombe I Stone Setting". Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record. Exmoor National Park. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
^ "The Miniliths of Exmoor: Lanacombe". Exmoor National Park. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
^ Gillings, Mark; Taylor, Jeremy (2010). "Excavation and Survey at the Exmoor Stone Settings of Lanacombe I and IV" (PDF). Somerset Archaeology and Natural History: 23–34.

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[1] Historic England. "Lanacombe 1: a stone setting and two cairns on the east side of Lanacombe (1014273)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 December 2014.

[2] Historic England. "Lanacombe 2: a stone setting and cairn on the east side of Lanacombe (1014274)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 December 2014.

[3] Historic England. "Lanacombe 3: a stone setting and cairn on the east side of Lanacombe (1014275)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 December 2014.

[4] Historic England. "Lanacombe 4: a stone setting on the ENE side of Lanacombe (1014276)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 December 2014.

[5] Historic England. "Lanacombe 5: a stone alignment on the south east side of Lanacombe (1014277)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 December 2014.

[6] Tilley, Christopher (2010). Interpreting Landscapes: Geologies, Topographies, Identities; Explorations in Landscape Phenomenology 3. Left Coast Press. pp. 322–323. ISBN 9781598743746.

[7] "MSO7116 - Burial Cairn, North of Lanacombe I". Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record. Exmoor National Park. Retrieved 7 March 2015.

[8] "MSO6967 - Cairn Associated with Lanacombe III Stone Setting". Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record. Exmoor National Park. Retrieved 7 March 2015.

[9] "MSO6969 - Cairn Associated with Lanacombe I Stone Setting". Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record. Exmoor National Park. Retrieved 7 March 2015.

[10] "The Miniliths of Exmoor: Lanacombe". Exmoor National Park. Retrieved 7 March 2015.

[11] Gillings, Mark; Taylor, Jeremy (2010). "Excavation and Survey at the Exmoor Stone Settings of Lanacombe I and IV" (PDF). Somerset Archaeology and Natural History: 23–34.