Beardown Man
Beardown Man is a Bronze Age menhir ( English standing stone ) near Devil's Tor and the Cowsic River in Devon , England . The 3.5 m high menhir, which has broken out at the lower end, consists of granite and was erected more than 4000 years ago.
The name Man comes from the Celtic Maen ( German stone ). Beardown refers to the Beardown Tors , hills in the heart of Dartmoor , a mountainous region in central Devon. The menhir stands about ten miles northeast of Tavistock . The closest locations are Postbridge in the east and Two Bridges in the south.
literature
- Rodney Castleden: The Stonehenge People: An Exploration of Life in Neolithic Britain 4700-2000 BC 1992
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Coordinates: 50 ° 35 ′ 58 ″ N , 3 ° 59 ′ 6.2 ″ W.