Dartmoor / E - H
Hanging Stone
A view of the leaning 2.2 m long Menhir with Great Trowlesworthy Tor in the distance
The stone on Lee Moor is a true Menhir which dates back to the Bronze Age ,
one of only 3 examples of an isolated stone not connected to other monuments,
and in unlikely settings for boundary or marker stones - others are
Beardown Man (SX 596 796) and Harbourne Head (SX 696 650)
Legend has ‘The Hanging Stone’ causing the death of a local trying to steal a Sheep.
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Route - Park as for Blackaton Cross .
Take the quarry road passed Big Pond , continuing for some distance to reach a Leat .
Follow the Leat, in an easterly direction , to a bridge , the stone is close by.
Ref: 7843.4
Date: 17/12/2019
Location: SX 5838 6369