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{{short description|Area in Dartmoor of archaeological significance}}
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{{Infobox ancient site
  |name = Drizzlecombe
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  |caption = Main standing stone
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  |region = England
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{{Annotated image | float=right | caption=The archaeology of Drizzlecombe<br>Click to see the whole map
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'''Drizzlecombe''' or '''Thrushelcombe''' is an area of [[Dartmoor]] in the county of [[Devon]], England, containing  a number of [[Bronze Age]] [[stone row]]s, [[cairn]]s and [[menhir]]s.

There are three principal stone rows each with an associated barrow and terminal menhir. Most of the artifacts are on the southwest slope of [[Hartor Hill]]. The tallest menhir, which at {{convert|14|ft|m|abbr=on}} high is the largest on Dartmoor, was re-erected by [[Sabine Baring-Gould]], [[Richard Hansford Worth|R. Hansford Worth]] and others in 1893.<ref>http://www.dartmoortrust.org/archive/307 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624170634/http://www.dartmoortrust.org/archive/307 |date=24 June 2015 }} The Dartmoor Trust Drizzlecombe Menhir And Stone Row</ref><ref>http://www.dartmoortrust.org/archive/12338 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624161329/http://www.dartmoortrust.org/archive/12338 |date=24 June 2015 }} The Dartmoor Trust Drizzlecombe Menhir, Sheepstor</ref>

Drizzlecombe is located on the western side of Dartmoor, about {{convert|4|mi|km}} east of the village of [[Yelverton, Devon|Yelverton]], to the west of the upper reaches of the [[River Plym]].

Nearby is the large but damaged cairn known as ''Giant's Basin''; many of its stones were removed by warreners to build their [[Warren (domestic)|rabbit-warrens]] at Ditsworthy, lower down the river. Higher up the slope and overlooking these monuments is a village of stone [[hut circles]], akin to the one at [[Grimspound]]. To the north-east lie the extensive remains of [[Eylesbarrow tin mine]] and north-west is the concentric [[Yellowmead stone circle]]. The area also includes the Neolithic [[Dartmoor kistvaens]], or tombs.

[[File:Drizzlecombe view north 1.jpg|thumb|right|General view towards the northeast, including Giant's Basin.]]

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==References==
*{{cite book |title=High Dartmoor |author=Eric Hemery |publisher=Robert Hale |location=London |year=1983 |pages=187–194 |isbn=0-7091-8859-5}}

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[[Category:Bronze Age England]]
[[Category:Archaeological sites on Dartmoor]]
[[Category:Bronze Age sites in Devon]]