Yelland
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Yelland is a village in North Devon between Instow and Fremington in the English county of Devon.
Near Lower Yelland Farm is a Bronze age megalithic site consisting of a double stone row. The rows are parallel, 34m long and 1.8m apart. The individual stones are spaced at intervals of between 2 and 2.3m, forming lines that are oriented roughly east-west. Unlike other stone rows, Yelland site at the river's edge rather than on higher moor and its construction suggests links with the builders on Dartmoor through the Torridge valley.
Since its construction, thousands of years ago, the site has been smothered by silt from the widening of the River Taw, and the stones can now only be seen during exceptionally low tides.
External links
- Information about the Megalithic site including photos and an aerial photo showing is location (http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?thold=-1&mode=flat&order=0&sid=2201)
- The Yelland Stone Row Project (http://www.yelland.arcproject.co.uk/)