Monument record MDO1524 - Standing stone, Long Bredy

Monolith. <1>

This sarsen stands in a ploughed field. It is 2.2m high, 2.7m long at the base, and 0.5m thick. From the base it tapers to the top, assuming a triangular outline. The stone leans slightly to the S. There are no soil marks or indications of any other stone in the vicinity. <5>

A single standing stone lies to the north of the Roman road at Long Bredy. It is potentially prehistoric in date. Site visible on aerial photographs. <7>

<1> Warne, C, 1872, Ancient Dorset (2nd Edition), 111 (Monograph). SWX1971.

<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1903 (Map). SWX1540.

[SY 57259149] MONOLITH [OE]

<3> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1952, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1951, 81 (Serial). SDO51.

<4> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 42 (Monograph). SDO97.

‘(17) STANDING STONE, 170 yards N. of the N. end of the bank barrow (8), is a rough block 6½ ft. high, 9 ft. long and 2½ ft. thick.’

<5> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 27-APR-55 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<6> Ordnance Survey, 1980s, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 map, epoch six (Map). SDO13933.

STANDING STONE [OE]

<7> 02-APR-1969, NMR OS/69053 012-3 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11106.

<8> Historic England, Historic England Archive, AO55/128/1 (Index). SDO14738.

STANDING STONE FROM SOUTH-WEST (DORSET 39 SW 12)

<9> Historic England, Historic England Archive, BB71/06883 (Index). SDO14738.

STANDING STONE (SEE RCHM DORSET VOL.I P.42)

<10> Historic England, Historic England Archive, OS55/F128/1 (Index). SDO14738.

STANDING STONE AT LONG BREDY FROM SOUTH WEST

<11> National Record of the Historic Environment, 451057 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Aug 25 2023 12:42PM