"Cloven Stones"

"Cloven Stones"


Baldrine, United Kingdom (GB)
The “Cloven Stones” are believed to a late example of a is type of megalithic barrow chambered tomb which today stands in the front garden of a family bungalow in the small village of Baldrine.

The tall eastern stone is spilt down the middle, and it is this stone which give the site its name.

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North-north-east of the chamber which probably had one or two compartments are two portal stones.

Although the site can only be viewed form the road the rectangular arrangement of the slabs forming the tomb which approximately 2m square

Originally the tomb would have been covered with a cairn stone.
The “Cloven Stones” are believed to a late example of a is type of megalithic barrow chambered tomb which today stands in the front garden of a family bungalow in the small village of Baldrine.

The tall eastern stone is spilt down the middle, and it is this stone which give the site its name.

North-north-east of the chamber which probably had one or two compartments are two portal stones.

Although the site can only be viewed form the road the rectangular arrangement of the slabs forming the tomb which approximately 2m square

Originally the tomb would have been covered with a cairn stone.
View in Google Earth Historical, Events - Historical
Links: www.megalithic.co.uk
By: Mike_bjm

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