Site Description
The row comprises nine stone megaliths and is situated in a field alongside the A39 between St Columb Major and Wadebridge. The row is approximately 262 feet (80 m) in length, with stones varying in height from 2 to 6 feet (0.6 - 2 metres). The stones are irregularly spaced and aligned in a north easterly direction. They are aligned towards a stone known as the Fiddler which stands approximately 800 yards (730 m) away. It has been suggested by William Collings Lukis that at one time the row may have originally extended to the fiddler.
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