Shovel Down

The Shovel Down stone row complex (grid reference SX66968660) occupies the northern and southern slopes of a broad east-west ridge of unenclosed moorland.[1] It is of probable Bronze Age date.[1] Approximately five double stone rows and one single stone row are to be seen.[1] Other probable Bronze Age monuments are in the immediate area, including the Fourfold Circle, the Long Stone, the Three Boy's Stone, and several cairns.[1]

The Fourfold Circle (grid reference SX65958601) is a configuration of four concentric stone circles. The outer circle has a diameter of 9 m, the others have diameters of 6.4 m, 4.7 m and 2.4 m respectively.[2] The Fourfold Circle is the location of a turf-covered cairn with a central cist which has been robbed.[2]

The Long Stone

The Long Stone (grid reference SX66028567) stands in the middle of two stone rows.[3] It is referred to as the "Langstone" in a documentary source of 1240.[3] It now marks the boundary of three parishes.[3]

The Three Boys standing stone (grid reference SX66028549) is a stone marking the southern end of one of the stone rows.[4] It is the only survivor of three such stones known as the Three Boys.[4] The two other stones are believed to have been taken for use as gateposts.[4]