Merrivale Standing Stone

Standing Stone
Devon
Nearest town: Tavistock
Nearest village: Princetown
Map reference: SX 554748

Merrivale Standing Stone Image3.2m (10.5ft) high, this standing stone is part of a complex of prehistoric sites on Dartmoor

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Among the turf and rocky outcrops of Dartmoor, about 0.5km (0.3mi) from the village of Merrivale, is a fine 3.2m (10.5ft) standing stone. This stone is part of a complex including a stone circle, a burial cist, a series of stone rows and numerous hut circles - the houses of the Bronze Age people who created and used this sacred area.

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