White Ridge Stone Row, Postbridge, Dartmoor National Park
Just east of Fernworthy Forest, on Hurston Ridge, is an impressive and well-known stone row. It's one of many stone rows in and around Fernworthy. Some are located in the forest. Others create ancient avenues on the moors. Perhaps the most difficult to find is the stone row on White Ridge. Situated in a dip in the landscape between White Ridge and Assycombe Hill, most of the stones in this double stone row are barely visible. At the northern end are the remains of a cairn.
We've positioned White Ridge Stone Row on Google maps. Zoom in on the 'Satellite' setting to see its location. To visit, we'd recommend following the border of the forest from the main car park at Fernworthy. There is a direct route through the forest but unless you know the area well, it's very easy to get lost in the trees as there are lots of forestry tracks and the conifer plantation is deceptively big. When you get to the dip between Assycombe Hill and White Ridge, locate the stone row by walking parallel to the farm wall that's clearly marked on the Ordnance Survey Explorer OL28 'Dartmoor' map.
In the local area, in addition to the aforementioned Hurston Ridge/Chagford Common Stone Row, we'd recommend visiting The Grey Wethers Stone Circles. You might also be interested in Fernworthy Assycombe Stone Row and Fernworthy Stone Circle.
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