Almsworthy Common

Almsworthy Common
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Almsworthy Common is an area of unenclosed moorland on Exmoor in southwestern England, containing prehistoric stone settings dating from the Late Neolithic to Middle Bronze Age (c. 2500-1000 BC). The site features a multiple stone row of at least 29.8 m with 15 stones in four rows aligned roughly NW-SE, and is a Scheduled Monument. Stone settings are the most common megalithic monuments on Exmoor, likely serving ceremonial or ritual purposes.

TypeMegalithic stones
Period4500 - 3000 BC
CountryEngland
Coordinates51.1628° N, 3.6558° W

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