Scheduled Monument: The Whit Stones: two standing stones 230m west of Whitstone Post
(1014269)
Authority
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Other Ref
SO 165; 25226
Date assigned
01 November 1934
Date last amended
27 March 1996
Date revoked
The monument includes two standing stones, an earthen mound and the archaeologically sensitive areas between and around those features. The site is located on the east facing side of Porlock Common 230m west of Whitstone Post. The stones are 2.5m apart and are set with their long sides on a north-south alignment. Both stones are leaning at an angle of 60 degrees to the east. The northern stone is 850mm high, 900mm wide and 350mm thick. The southern stone is 900mm high, 1.65m wide and 35mm thick. It has an Ordnance Survey bench mark and stud on its west face. The mound lies 7m to the east of the southern stone. It is an irregular shape but is generally 6m in diameter and c.300mm high. A small hollow cut into the top on the north west side may mark the site of a previous part excavation although no details are known.