East Quantoxhead

East Pinford is a stone alignment on the west side of East Pinford 700m west of Long Combe sheep pen A site of six smaller stones in two curves with a fairly flat stone in the middleTwo stone rows each of 3 stones arranged as a parallelogram. The stones point only approximately along the rows and the longest, at the NW angle, is 2.5ft high.This group consists of six stones, spaced approximately 5m apart forming a rectangle. Other stones in the vicinity are natural outcrops.

The two stones at the west end are orientated NE-SW whereas the others are in line with the rows E-W. Possible high astronomical significance. Six standing stones about 1ft high forming a double stone row. The S pair are 12ft apart, the centre pair and 11 yards from them and 13ft apart. There are several smaller stones lying in the centre and to the W. Aligned E-W. No disturbance.

East Pinsford Stone Setting

A rectangle of six stones 0.35 to 0.72m high, four with shallow erosion hollows. There is a cairn which may be associated 45m to the SW (see PRN 33042). Scheduling affirmed with new national number (22 March 1996), was Somerset 376.
 

Grid Reference: SS 7966 4272 (SS 74 SE)

Contributed by: John Samuels