| Primary Reference | NO33NE0001 |
| Name | BALLUDERON/BALKEMBACK |
| NRHE Card No. | NO33NE1 |
| NRHE Numlink |
31853
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| HES SM No. |
2868
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| HES LB No. |
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| Site Form |
Standing Structure
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| Site Condition |
Incomplete
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| Details |
Remains of a possible Four-Poster stone circle or setting, with one stone bearing cup-marks. It was described and drawn by J R Allen in 1881. He interpreted it as -A -circle of stones- forming a triangle- with -a small outlying stone on the north side- (the NNE stone). Burl, however, interprets this as a Four-Poster stone circle, with the layout being an irregular rectangle (8.8 x 6.7m) which is also the circumference of a circle 11m in diameter. This would enclose an area three times the usual area enclosed by a Four-Poster. The dimensions of the stones are : NNW, upright, 1.1m high, NNE, prone, 1.4m long, SW, prone, c.1,5m and the SE, upright, 1.1m. On the east side of the latter are 21 cups, varying from 25-75mm in diameter, six are surrounded by single rings and connecting grooves and another is connected directly by a groove and there are two grooves which do not connect to any cupmarks. All of the grooves are joined to a long groove on the south end of the east side. On the west side are 16 cups, varying from 25-63mm in diameter. There are two connecting grooves, one connecting one cupmark at the north side at the base and at the south side of the base three cups are connected by a groove. In 1958 the OS visited and noted that the cupmarks on the south-east stone had been greatly weathered, especially on the west face.
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| Last Update | 15/08/2017 |
| Updated By | cpalmer |
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