Scheduled Monument: Beckham stone alignment and mound, 450m south east of the Long Combe sheep pen (1014283)

The monument includes a stone alignment of three standing stones and six recumbent stones, an earthen mound and the archaeologically sensitive area between and around these features. The site is located on the north west facing slopes of Beckham 450m south east of the Long Combe sheep pen. The stones are arranged in a grid of three parallel rows of three defining a rectangular area 10m by 12.3m orientated WNW-ESE. The whole site occupies an area of 0.04ha. The standing stones are between 500mm and 700mm high and are 500mm wide and 100mm thick. One of these stones is in an erosion hollow that is 200mm deep and is leaning 20 degrees to the south east. The recumbent stones are between 450mm and 800mm long and 200mm and 300mm wide. The stone on the south east corner of the setting has the letter W scratched onto it. The inscription post dates the construction and main period of use of the monument. A low flat-topped earthen mound lies 10m to the south of the south east corner of the stone alignment. The mound is 3.5m in diameter and 300mm high.