What is recorded here
Prehistoric stone circle on Porlock Common is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.
Prehistoric stone circle on Porlock Common is likely from the Neolithic or Bronze Age, based on the typical dating of such monuments in south-west England. Stone circles often had ceremonial, astronomical, or communal significance, though specific folklore or use for this site is not recorded.
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Places near here
Stone circle, Porlock CommonScheduled monument · 22 yd
Porlock Common, South West stone rowAncient stone or rock art · 107 yd
Hawkcombe HeadMountain / peak · 1557 yd
Heather on Porlock HillMountain or hill · 1.3 mi
Sheep grazing on Tarr Ball HillMountain or hill · 1.4 mi
Metcombe PlantationWood · 1.5 mi
Yearnor Mill cottageOld home or work place · 1.6 mi
Bridge over Chetsford WaterHeritage place · 1.7 mi
Worthy Wood: ExmoorForest or wood · 1.9 mi
Woodcocks LeyMountain / peak · 2.0 mi
Storehouse ? more than a cave but less than a dwellingCave or cavern · 2.4 mi
Small waterfall alongside the coast path.Waterfall · 2.4 miOther information
Photo: Sandy Gerrard · CC BY-SA 2.0