Langcombe Brook 7 stone box

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Langcombe Brook stone chest

The Langcombe Brook 7 (also called Langcombe 7) stone box is in Whiteworks, near Ivybridge in Devon , England .

The stone box consists of two end stones and the western side stone in situ , while the eastern side stone is inclined inward. The two end stones are about 0.7 m long. The eastern side stone is about 1.2 m and the western 1.0 m long. The depth of the box is 0.3 m. The approximately 1.6 × 1.0 m measuring capstone rests on the eastern side stone and covers the northern corner of the box, which is located within a turf-covered cairn about 5.0 m in diameter and 0.4 m high.

The stone box Grim's Grave is 1000 m away and is also known as "Langcombe Brook Cairn 3". Other stone boxes "Deadman's Bottom Cists" and "Hentor 7" as well as other monuments are nearby.

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Coordinates: 50 ° 29 ′ 7.5 ″  N , 3 ° 58 ′ 10 ″  W.

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