Merrivale, Devon
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Merrivale is a locality in western Dartmoor, in the West Devon district of Devon, England. It is best known for the nearby series of Bronze Age megalithic monuments to the south and a former granite q
Merrivale hamlet and quarry with Staple Tor beyond.
Merrivale stone rows
Menhir (Standing stone) at Merrivale
Kistvaen within the Merrivale stone rows
Kistvaen
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A kistvaen or cistvaen is a tomb or burial chamber formed from flat stone slabs in a box-like shape. If set completely underground, it may be covered by a tumulus. The word is derived from the Welsh c
Merrivale, Devon
…in the middle. The northern avenue is slightly shorter. Both avenues are only about 1 metre wide down the centre. The southernmost double row has a kistvaen set within the stone row. The eastern end of the rows is passed by a section of the Great Western Reave, running roughly NW-SE. To the south of the…
Kistvaen showing capstone and cist structure (Dartmoor in Drizzlecombe)
Kistvaen on the southern edge of Dartmoor in Drizzlecombe
Kistvaen to the south of the stone rows at Merrivale on Dartmoor