Prehistoric sites within 5km of SX 64837 93200

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About the database listings: In all listings clicking on the photo or the site name will open a page for the site with a larger photo and further details from the database. The database now has over 6680 records covering nearly all publicly listed sites on Dartmoor including around 4800 round houses. This level of detail is of interest to archaeologists but tends to swamp listings of sites more likely to be of interest for walkers. For this reason, the listings default to around 550 core sites only. These are the stone circles, stone rows and the ring cairns listed by Turner. The default search radius is 2 km. The controls below the map can be used to start a new search by entering a 6- or 8-digit reference (without the prefix "SX"). The search radius can be specified and you can add incremental Display layers of detail on top of the core sites. If using a more detailed layer you will need to decrease the search radius to avoid getting hundreds of search results.

• Core sites Default listing of core sites consisting of stone circles & rows and some of the major ring cairns.
• Plus cairns adds approx. 1000 cairns and other minor sites not included in the core listings but excluding round houses.
• Plus round houses adds approx. 4800 round houses.
• Plus non-sites adds in the records for sites that no longer exist or are not prehistoric sites.
• Plus duplicates adds records excluded as duplicates. Those maybe duplicate records in external listings (e.g. the Historic Environment Records). For example, some sites have been identified as cairns in some listings and interpreted as round houses in other listings and both records appear.

These listings have incorporated, matched up and merged all of the records from all of the major archaeological listings including: Worth, Grinsell, Turner, Butler, Bill Radcliffe, Sandy Gerrard, Megalithic Portal, the National Monument Records and the Historic Environment Records. The author would like to thank Bill, Sandy, the lovely people both at Megalithic Portal (especially Anne Tate who did an amazing job to link listings) and at ACE Archaeology for collaborative work over the years to synchronise and correct listings across the various websites which now interlink. A culmination of years of work the final merger of cairn records took 3 months of cross referencing in 2017 the result being a snapshot of the records at that time. This data has in turn been refined since by field work and research. The round house data was supplied by Sandy Gerrard. Grid references are in order of accuracy: from Google Earth satellite, if visible and found, from a Garmin GPS reading, if visited by the author and from the literature otherwise. Individual site pages will state the source of the grid reference and provide satellite imagery. If a site listing lacks a photo it has not yet been visited by the author in which case the grid reference is from the literature.

Currently the database only includes sites which can be represented by a grid reference. Reaves are not included as they require GIS shape technology which is beyond the current capability of this system. To see the sources for the records, look at the tables on the resources menu. The database listings can also be viewed on a Google map and downloaded as GPS datasets for Garmin devices.

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List of sites within 5km of SX 64837 93200

Cosdon Hill N.W.2 Cist

OS Map: SX 63040 92659
HER: MDV63639
ShortName: CT:Cosdon NW2
Butler map: 40.10
Notes: Cairn measures 9.5 metres in diameter, height 1 metre. Cist 3 metres by 3 meters by 0.1 metre deep. Grass, heather and gorse covered mound with stones protruding through the turf on the northern side of the mound. The author was unable to locate this site within the dense vegetation cover on 13/09/21.
Nearby sites: SX 63040 92659
Distance: 1.88km

Cosdon Hill N.3 Cist

OS Map: SX 63604 93067
HER: MDV6918
PMD: Skaigh
ShortName: CT Cosdon N3
Butler map: 40.8.3
Grinsell: ST 9
Notes: The remains of the cist, almost certainly that noted by Crawford, consist of two end stones 0.8 metres high and 0.5 metres wide, 1.8 metres apart and oriented north-west/ south-east. Between these uprights lie two fallen granite side-slabs, 1.5 metres long and 0.5 metres wide. "Butler believes these may be the remains of a well-known stone setting called the Eight Rocks which existed on the hillside here until sometime in the 19th century. This was probably the remaining circle of a cairn like the Nine Stones or Nine Maidens on Belstone Common (PRN6865), reputed to come alive and dance (Crossing, 1912)."

See the entry for Eight Rocks for further discussion.
Nearby sites: SX 63604 93067
Distance: 1.24km

Throwleigh Common 6 Platform Cairn Circle and Cist

OS Map: SX 65203 89798
HER: MDV13020
PMD: Forder Brook
ShortName: CT:Throw 6
Notes: Round cairn. Diameter 6.4 metres, height 1 metre. Cist 0.6 metres wide, oriented north-south. Central pit 1.5 metres by 1.1 metres by 0.25 meters deep. Situated on downslope edge of a natural terrace. Three edge set stones lying parallel to each other are exposed in the central pit. The two eastern ones may represent the edges of a cist with a length or width of 0.6 metres. A number of edge set stones around the edge represent a kerb. Gorse covered. NOTE: NMR gives location as SX 6519 8978.

The overgrown feature in the photo from 17/03/2025 is possibly this feature but it is a considerable distance from the NMR grid reference. That is located at SX 65203 89798

Nearby sites: SX 65203 89798
Distance: 3.42km

Shilley Pool N. Cairn Circle

OS Map: SX 6503 9142
HER: MDV6945
PMD: Shilley Pool N.
ShortName: CN:ShilleyPool
Butler map: 39.6
Grinsell: ST 5a
Notes: Mound, possibly a barrow, shown on os 6" as 'mound', on 1:25000 os as 'tumulus'.
Nearby sites: SX 6503 9142
Distance: 1.79km

Buttern Hill 4 Cairn Circle

OS Map: SX 6540 8949
HER: MDV13021
ShortName: CC:Buttern 4
Notes: HER: A small cairn circle situated at SX 65408949 in open moorland immediately below the crest of a broad topped spur at about 1300 ft OD. It has a diameter of 6.0m and consists of 13 turf-fast stones; three are recumbent, one stands to a height of 0.4m, and the remainder barely protrude through the turf.
Nearby sites: SX 6540 8949
Distance: 3.75km

Throwleigh Common 1 Cairn

OS Map: SX 6542 9067
HER: MDV59305
ShortName: CN:Throw 1
Butler map: 39.1.1
Notes: HER: Northern of five cairns of 7.5 metres diameter by 0.5 metres high to the west of the settlement on Throwleigh Common
Nearby sites: SX 6542 9067
Distance: 2.60km

Cosdon Hill N.1 Cairn

OS Map: SX 636 933
HER: MDV13050
ShortName: CN:Cosdon N1
Butler map: 40.8.1
Notes: NGR could be SX 63504 93207 which is 100m to the SW. Butler states "At the north end of the hill an inconspicuous turf-covered cairn with shallow central depression lies on the hillside just above the enclosed land". The author looked for this cairn on 12/09/21 but was unable to find it within the deep vegetation cover.

13/12/2024: The record is duplicated on the HER by MDV103625. Butler gave a grid reference of SX 6360 9330 (previously used here). Record MDV103625 has SX 63504 93207 which is 100 metres to the SW.
Nearby sites: SX 636 933
Distance: 1.24km

Cosdon Hill N.2 Cairn

OS Map: SX 63540 93160
HER: MDV6916
PMD: Skaigh Warren
ShortName: CN Cosdon N2
Butler map: 40.8.2
Grinsell: ST 8
Notes: Remains of a probable cairn/cist located approximately 350 metres south-east of Skaigh Warren, consisting of a scatter of stones, surrounding one set slab.
Nearby sites: SX 63540 93160
Distance: 1.30km

Little Hound Tor Cairn

OS Map: SX 63286 89938
HER: MDV28608
ShortName: CN LittleHnd 1
Butler map: 40.11
Grinsell: ST 6a
Notes: "Round cairn on summit of Little Hound Tor. Diameter 10m, 0.9m high. Trench cut through the centre suggests partial early excavation. A large earthfast granite slab forms the w side of the mound. A modern pile of stones, 2m diameter, 0.7m high sits atop the cairn"
Nearby sites: SX 63286 89938
Distance: 3.61km

Kennon Hill S.W.1 Cairn

OS Map: SX 63916 88974
HER: MDV19463
ShortName: CN Kennon SW1
Butler map: 41.1
Notes: Butler describes a heather-covered cairn with a pair of slabs visible in the body of the mound. This cairn is not covered in heather but then this photo is taken 20 year on. There are signs of the slabs in the mound so it is probably the same cairn. The HER refers to another cairn 50m due w of this one - the author could not locate that but then the area is very overgrown.
Nearby sites: SX 63916 88974
Distance: 4.33km

Cawsand Hill Cairn

OS Map: SX 63736 91668
HER: MDV13063
ShortName: CN CawsandHill
Grinsell: ST 1a
Nearby sites: SX 63736 91668
Distance: 1.89km

Blackaton Brook 1 Cairn

OS Map: SX 64545 90378
HER: MDV59576
PMD: Blackaton Brook
ShortName: CT:Blackaton 1
Notes: The monument includes a cairn cemetery and sinuous linear earthwork bank situated on a gentle east facing slope overlooking the valley of the Blackaton Brook. The cairn cemetery survives as a linear cluster of six mounds standing between 0.6m and 1.3m high. Three of the mounds are circular in shape with their diameters varying between 4.5m and 8m. The remainder are oval with lengths between 5.5m and 13m. Four of the mounds have been robbed or partially excavated and an edge set stone in the centre of the northern cairn may represent the remnants of a cist.
Nearby sites: SX 64545 90378
Distance: 2.84km

Blackaton Brook 2 Cairn

OS Map: SX 6453 9034
HER: MDV59577
ShortName: CN:Blackaton 2
Nearby sites: SX 6453 9034
Distance: 2.88km

Blackaton Brook 3 Cairn

OS Map: SX 6450 9033
HER: MDV59578
ShortName: CN:Blackaton 3
Nearby sites: SX 6450 9033
Distance: 2.89km

Blackaton Brook 4 Cairn

OS Map: SX 6449 9033
HER: MDV59579
ShortName: CN:Blackaton 4
Nearby sites: SX 6449 9033
Distance: 2.89km

Blackaton Brook 5 Cairn

OS Map: SX 6448 9032
HER: MDV59580
ShortName: CN:Blackaton 5
Nearby sites: SX 6448 9032
Distance: 2.90km

Blackaton Brook 6 Cairn

OS Map: SX 6447 9029
HER: MDV59581
ShortName: CN:Blackaton 6
Nearby sites: SX 6447 9029
Distance: 2.93km

Cosdon Hill East 1 Cairn

OS Map: SX 6488 9181
HER: MDV59590
ShortName: CN:CosdonE 1
Nearby sites: SX 6488 9181
Distance: 1.39km

Cosdon Hill East 2 Cairn

OS Map: SX 6489 9183
HER: MDV59591
ShortName: CN:CosdonE 2
Nearby sites: SX 6489 9183
Distance: 1.37km

Cosdon Hill East 3 Cairn

OS Map: SX 6490 9184
HER: MDV59592
ShortName: CN:CosdonE 3
Nearby sites: SX 6490 9184
Distance: 1.36km

Cosdon Hill East 4 Cairn

OS Map: SX 6491 9186
HER: MDV59593
ShortName: CN:CosdonE 4
Nearby sites: SX 6491 9186
Distance: 1.34km

Cosdon Hill East 5 Cairn

OS Map: SX 6491 9184
HER: MDV59594
ShortName: CN:CosdonE 5
Nearby sites: SX 6491 9184
Distance: 1.36km

Cosdon Hill East 6 Cairn

OS Map: SX 6491 9181
HER: MDV59595
ShortName: CN:CosdonE 6
Nearby sites: SX 6491 9181
Distance: 1.39km

Cosdon Hill East 7 Cairn

OS Map: SX 6491 9182
HER: MDV59596
ShortName: CN:CosdonE 7
Nearby sites: SX 6491 9182
Distance: 1.38km

Cosdon Hill East 8 Cairn

OS Map: SX 6493 9179
HER: MDV59597
ShortName: CN:CosdonE 8
Nearby sites: SX 6493 9179
Distance: 1.41km

Cosdon Hill East 9 Cairn

OS Map: SX 6493 9183
HER: MDV59598
ShortName: CN:CosdonE 9
Nearby sites: SX 6493 9183
Distance: 1.37km

Higher Tor S.2 Cairn

OS Map: SX 612 915
HER: MDV17241
ShortName: CN:HigherTor 2
Notes: "On the south side of higher tor, belstone common, are the apparent remains of a small 'tor cairn' built around an outcrop which, although substantial, is not shown on os 6" 1965. Cairn material mainly on the northern side of the tor. Approximately 15-20m in diameter."
Nearby sites: SX 612 915
Distance: 4.01km

Little Hound Tor 2 Cairn

OS Map: SX 63259 89886
HER: MDV52480
ShortName: CN LittleHnd 2
Notes: A round cairn was recorded at this location situated on a SW facing slope of Little Hound Tor overlooking the valley of the Small Brook. This record is a duplicate of ST 6 but this record is retained as the master record and South Tawton (ST) 6 has been marked as the duplicate.
Nearby sites: SX 63259 89886
Distance: 3.67km

Buttern Hill 5 Cairn

OS Map: SX 6523 8849
HER: MDV28684
ShortName: CN:Buttern 5
Notes: HER: Poorly preserved remains of a small possible ring cairn, 4.0 metres in diameter, with a turfed over rim up to 0.4 metres high. Located during field investigation in 1978 and surveyed by the Ordnance Survey
Nearby sites: SX 6523 8849
Distance: 4.73km

Oke Tor (E of) Cairn

OS Map: SX 6150 8968
HER: MDV60306
ShortName: CN:OkeTor 2
Notes: Lying midway between the two settlements is a 4.9m diameter flat topped cairn standing up to 0.7m high
Nearby sites: SX 6150 8968
Distance: 4.85km

Metheral Hill 1 Cairn

OS Map: SX 62562 90119
HER: MDV60321
ShortName: CN Metheral 1
Notes: The eastern of two round cairns on the north slope of Metheral Hill. This heather and grass-covered cairn measures 8.0 meters in diameter, height 0.9 meters and has not been robbed. There are a couple of stones protruding. This cairn lies 185.5 degrees from the eastern of the nearby boundary stones and 193.5 degrees from the western one. The second cairn is 280 degrees and 40.5 meters from this one.

Located by the author on 11/10/2024. This pair of cairns are both around 30m to the east of the grid reference on the HER but separated by the same distance.
Nearby sites: SX 62562 90119
Distance: 3.83km

Metheral Hill 2 Cairn

OS Map: SX 62522 90123
HER: MDV60322
ShortName: CN Metheral 2
Notes: "The western of two round cairns on the northern slope of Metheral Hill. This heather and grass covered mound measures 5.0 meters in diameter, height 0.65 meters. An edge set stone on the southern edge of the mound may indicate a kerb. This cairn is located 171 degrees from east boundary stone and 173 degrees from the western boundary stone."

Located by the author on 11/10/2024. This pair of cairns are both around 30m to the east of the grid reference on the HER but separated by the same distance.
Nearby sites: SX 62522 90123
Distance: 3.85km

Belstone 3 Cairn

OS Map: SX 6265 9304
HER: MDV64175
ShortName: CN:Belstone 3
Nearby sites: SX 6265 9304
Distance: 2.19km

Belstone 1 Cairn

OS Map: SX 6265 9305
HER: MDV64173
ShortName: CN:Belstone 1
Nearby sites: SX 6265 9305
Distance: 2.19km

Belstone 2 Cairn

OS Map: SX 62650 93045
HER: MDV64174
ShortName: CN:Belstone 2
Nearby sites: SX 62650 93045
Distance: 2.19km

Throwleigh Chambered Cairn

OS Map: SX 65153 89768
HER: MDV13022
ShortName: NT:Throwleigh
Notes: HER: Megalithic granite stone of 1.3 metres high by 1 metre wide and 0.3 metres thick may possibly be the remains of a burial chamber. Two 'Standing Stones' are shown on modern mapping.. The NGR used on the this record is 20m to the north of the HER entry based on Google satellite imagery.
Nearby sites: SX 65153 89768
Distance: 3.45km

Buttern Hill 3 Reported Stone Circle

OS Map: SX 64769 88580
HER: MDV4392
ShortName: SC:Buttern 3
Notes: HER: Possible circle circa 180 metres north-west of the Buttern Hill circle comprising four or five stones around a fallen standing stone. Recorded by Worth (1894) and apparently seen by the Ordnance Survey in 1950, although the recorder in 1951 could not locate it, this feature has not been confirmed since 1950.
Nearby sites: SX 64769 88580
Distance: 4.62km

Throwleigh Common 3 Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 6546 9055
HER: MDV59307
ShortName: CN?Throw 3
Butler map: 39.1.3
Notes: Clearance cairn within reave system.
Nearby sites: SX 6546 9055
Distance: 2.72km

Throwleigh Common 4 Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 6546 9056
HER: MDV59307
ShortName: CN?Throw 4
Butler map: 39.1.4
Notes: Clearance cairn within reave system.
Nearby sites: SX 6546 9056
Distance: 2.71km

Throwleigh Common 5 Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 6554 9044
HER: MDV134156
ShortName: CN?Throw 5
Butler map: 39.1.5
Notes: HER reffering to Butler: Throwleigh Common cairn '5' of 7.4 metres diameter by 0.3 metres high. On the other side of the hill, out of sight of the settlement on Trowleigh Common but still within its boundaries, is a cairn cemetery which may well have been the burial ground for the hut dwellers. This southern cairn is located in a square field on the north side of the 'leat' to the west of the settlement.
Nearby sites: SX 6554 9044
Distance: 2.85km

Taw Marsh S.1 Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 62097 90476
HER: MDV13059
ShortName: CN TawMarsh S1
Butler map: 40.c
Grinsell: LYD 2
Notes: Notes from HER "A turf covered cairn on level stoney ground which lies between the north western foot of Metheral Hill and Taw Marsh. ...It is probably of medieval or later in origin and constructed to mark the boundary of Dartmoor Forest and South Tawton parishes which in this area runs in a straight line from two boundary stones."
Nearby sites: SX 62097 90476
Distance: 3.86km

Kennon Hill 2 Reported Stone Circle

OS Map: SX 64201 88735
HER: MDV130499
ShortName: SC:KennonHill2
Notes: Hemery, E., 1983, High Dartmoor, 796-797 When referring to Sandy Road, Hemery records that in crossing the south foot of Kennon between Rewelake Pit and Sandy Ford, it passes below the ruins of a possible stone circle. Spencer (Maps) has marked this as 'Kennon Circle six stones standing' and, running north-eastward from it, 'stone row one hundred yards'. The circle is described as 'completely unphotogenic', appears to have had a diameter of approximately sixty feet and now has only one standing stone. Not able to confirm the stone row.


Nearby sites: SX 64201 88735
Distance: 4.51km

Sticklepath Reported Stone Circle

OS Map: SX 63430 92640
HER: MDV7395
Megalithic Portal: 22693
ShortName: SC:Sticklepath
Notes: This feature was reported by The Captain on the Megalithic Portal on 20/06/2004 and a site page was made (linked to this record). The author there states: "I would estimate the circle to be between 30 and 35 metres diameter, with a possible 18 evenly spaced stones remaining, all either as stumps or flat to the ground."
Nearby sites: SX 63430 92640
Distance: 1.51km

Taw Marsh S.2 Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 62159 90422
HER: MDV13061
ShortName: CN TawMarsh S2
Butler map: 40.c
Grinsell: LYD 2a
Notes: "A cairn and a leaning inscribed stone in stoney ground at the north western foot of Metheral Hill above Taw Marsh. The irregular cairn measures 2.3 metres north to south by 2.8 metres and stands a maximum of 0.5 metres high. It is largely turf covered though some stone protrudes through its top. This cairn is probably medieval or later in origin and designed to mark the boundary of Dartmoor Forest and South Tawton parishes."
Nearby sites: SX 62159 90422
Distance: 3.86km

Throwleigh East 1 Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 6510 8983
HER: MDV59333
ShortName: CN:ThrowE 1
Notes: HER: Possible cairn of 8.3 metres diameter by 1 metre high on the east slope of Kennon Hill with a central pit of 1.5 metres by 0.9 metres by 0.5 metres deep
Nearby sites: SX 6510 8983
Distance: 3.38km

Throwleigh East 2 Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 6506 8999
HER: MDV59334
ShortName: CN:ThrowE 2
Notes: HER: Clearance cairn of 2.5 metres by 2.3 metres by 0.6 metres high on the eastern slope of Kennon Hill
Nearby sites: SX 6506 8999
Distance: 3.22km

Throwleigh East 3 Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 6507 9000
HER: MDV59335
ShortName: CN:ThrowE 3
Notes: HER: Clearance cairn of 9.5 metres by 3.5 metres by 0.7 metres high on the eastern slope of Kennon Hill. May have originally been built as part of an agglomerated enclosure which was never completed.
Nearby sites: SX 6507 9000
Distance: 3.21km

Throwleigh East 4 Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 6506 9002
HER: MDV59336
ShortName: CN:ThrowE 4
Notes: HER: Clearance cairn of 5.5 metres by 3 metres by 0.5 metres high on the eastern slope of Kennon Hill
Nearby sites: SX 6506 9002
Distance: 3.19km

Buttern Hill 2 Reported Stone Circle

OS Map: SX 64882 88469
HER: MDV4392
Megalithic Portal: 725
PMD: Buttern Hill W
ShortName: SC:Buttern 2
Notes: R.N. Worth Throwleigh (i.e.Buttern) circle is also noteworthy for having a companion, a short distance on the slope to the westward. The existence of this circle has not been put on record until now, and indeed it might well escape observation, seeing that there are only four certain stones still standing, with possibly a fifth, and that the remainder have disappeared. This circle was clearly not less than 60 feet in diameter. There is a very large block of irregular outline within its limits, which at one time may have stood fully six feet high. Menhirs occur in circles in Cornwall.
Nearby sites: SX 64882 88469
Distance: 4.73km

Kennon Hill 1 Reported Stone Circle

OS Map: SX 64354 89001
ShortName: SC:KennonHill1
Notes: Possible stone circle reported by Robert Naylor. R.N. Worth Throwleigh (i.e.Buttern) circle is also noteworthy for having a companion, a short distance on the slope to the westward. The existence of this circle has not been put on record until now, and indeed it might well escape observation, seeing that there are only four certain stones still standing, with possibly a fifth, and that the remainder have disappeared. This circle was clearly not less than 60 feet in diameter. There is a very large block of irregular outline within its limits, which at one time may have stood fully six feet high. Menhirs occur in circles in Cornwall.


Nearby sites: SX 64354 89001
Distance: 4.23km

Throwleigh East 5 Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 6508 9002
HER: MDV59337
ShortName: CN:ThrowE 5
Notes: HER: Clearance cairn of 4 metres by 2 metres by 0.4 metres high on the eastern slope of Kennon Hill
Nearby sites: SX 6508 9002
Distance: 3.19km

Throwleigh East 6 Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 6509 9002
HER: MDV59338
ShortName: CN:ThrowE 6
Notes: HER: Clearance cairn of 10 metres by 3 metres by 0.6 metres high on the eastern slope of Kennon Hill. May have originally been built as part of an agglomerated enclosure which was never completed.
Nearby sites: SX 6509 9002
Distance: 3.19km

Throwleigh East 7 Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 6508 9004
HER: MDV59339
ShortName: CN:ThrowE 7
Notes: HER: Clearance cairn of 5 metres by 3 metres by 0.7 metres high on the eastern slope of Kennon Hill
Nearby sites: SX 6508 9004
Distance: 3.17km

Throwleigh East 8 Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 6509 9004
HER: MDV59340
ShortName: CN:ThrowE 8
Notes: HER: Clearance cairn of 6 metres by 1.8 metres by 0.7 metres high on the eastern slope of Kennon Hill
Nearby sites: SX 6509 9004
Distance: 3.17km

Throwleigh East 9 Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 6505 9006
HER: MDV59341
ShortName: CN:ThrowE 9
Notes: HER: Clearance cairn of 3 metres diameter by 0.5 metres high on the eastern slope of Kennon Hill
Nearby sites: SX 6505 9006
Distance: 3.15km

Throwleigh East 10 Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 6506 9005
HER: MDV59342
ShortName: CN:ThrowE10
Notes: HER: Clearance cairn of 13 metres by 4 metres by 0.7 metres high on the eastern slope of Kennon Hill. May have originally been built as part of an agglomerated enclosure which was never completed.
Nearby sites: SX 6506 9005
Distance: 3.16km

Throwleigh East 11 Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 6508 9006
HER: MDV59343
ShortName: CN:ThrowE11
Notes: HER: Clearance cairn of 16 metres by 4 metres by 0.9 metres high on the eastern slope of Kennon Hill. May have originally been built as part of an agglomerated enclosure which was never completed.
Nearby sites: SX 6508 9006
Distance: 3.15km

Taw Marsh S.4 Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 6226 9035
HER: MDV60318
ShortName: CN:TawMarsh S4
Notes: Formerly listed here as Taw Marsh S.6. After clearing out duplicates this would make the 4th entry so changed to Taw Marsh S.4. The author was unable find this feature on 11/10/2024 but the HER seems to indicate 4 "boundary cairns" and this is roughly located in line with the other 3. So may well exist.

"Cairn forming part of a cairnfield 380 metres south-west of a ford on the Small Brook. Measures 3 metres in diameter, height 0.8 metres. Gorse, grass and bilberry. Animal poaching on southern edge of mound."
Nearby sites: SX 6226 9035
Distance: 3.84km

Taw Marsh S.5 Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 6230 9037
HER: MDV60319
ShortName: CN:TawMarsh S5
Notes: Formerly listed here as Taw Marsh S.7. After clearing out duplicates this would make the 5th entry so changed to Taw Marsh S.5. The author was unable find this feature on 11/10/2024 but the HER seems to indicate 4 "boundary cairns". This could be a duplicate of MDV60318 (Taw Marsh S.4) although the description differs.

"Cairn forming part of a cairnfield 380 metres south-west of a ford on the Small Brook. Cairn measures 3.7 metres in diameter, height 0.6 metres. Covered with grass, gorse and bilberry."
Nearby sites: SX 6230 9037
Distance: 3.80km

Buttern Hill 6 Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 6565 8917
HER: MDV103612
ShortName: CN:Buttern 6
Nearby sites: SX 6565 8917
Distance: 4.11km

Taw Marsh S.3 Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 62183 90381
HER: MDV51214
ShortName: CN TawMarsh S3
Notes: "an irregular, much disturbed cairn situated on gently sloping stony ground at nw foot of metheral hill and measuring 4.1m ne to sw by 2.5m with maximum height of 0.6m.3 large learning slabs lie on sw side with visible smaller boulders forming the matrix. Probably designed to mark parish boundaries of dartmoor forest and south tawton, running from ngr sx62539001 on metheral hill to ngr sx61769094 on the river taw." Formely listed here as Taw Marsh S.4 renamed to S.3 after removign duplicate entries.
Nearby sites: SX 62183 90381
Distance: 3.87km

Small Brook 6 Reported Cist

OS Map: SX 63035 90407
HER: MDV6893
PMD: Small Brook
ShortName: CT-Small Bro 6
Butler Vol 5: p.28 & Fig.9
Notes: Butler says possible cairn and cist. HER says small hut c. The author visited on 27/08/17. This is in the vicinity of many hut circles. The site itself looks like a cist when looked at from the right direction. Looked at from another direction (see photo above) it looks like a natural arrangement of rocks.
Nearby sites: SX 63035 90407
Distance: 3.32km

Oke Tor Reported Cist

OS Map: SX 61202 90099
HER: MDV6936
PMD: Oke Tor
ShortName: CT?OkeTor 1
Grinsell: LYD 2b
Notes: Dubious. A stone row on the western slopes of oke tor. The stone row runs a little north of west and south of east directly downhill towards the river(east okement). It is single, and runs between two large stone slabs which probably once formed part of cists, and at the further end two large stones lying prone within 2m of each other. One of the two slabs is set amidst other stones which may have formed a circle. Between the slabs is a fallen stone.(worth). Grinsell gives ngr 610-902- for apparently the same site. The cist is contained in the remains of a cairn. Not found. See also Oke Tor Reported Stone Row. Butler Vol 2 p.206.
Nearby sites: SX 61202 90099
Distance: 4.78km

Kennon Hill S.1 Reported Cist

OS Map: SX 64534 88357
HER: MDV61776
PMD: Kennon Hill S.
ShortName: CT:Kennon S1
Notes: Cairn and cist. Possible cist consists of a single large slab, 0.75m x 0.25m, x 0.6m high, oriented slightly e of n. Probably duplicated by this record: Rival Tor Reported Cairn
Nearby sites: SX 64534 88357
Distance: 4.85km

Throwleigh Common 2 Reported Cairn

OS Map: SX 6541 9053
HER: MDV59307
ShortName: CN:Throw 2
Butler map: 39.1.2
Notes: See: 1476178
Nearby sites: SX 6541 9053
Distance: 2.73km

A30 Embankment 2 Reported Cairn

OS Map: SX 602 946
HER: MDV63885
ShortName: CNxA30Embank 2
Notes: HER: Circular mound 6m diameter x 0.3m high cut by the field boundary to the east + the railway embankment to the west. Interpreted as a cairn.
Nearby sites: SX 602 946
Distance: 4.84km

Belstone 4 Reported Cairn

OS Map: SX 6260 9303
HER: MDV64177
ShortName: CN:Belstone 4
Notes: HER: Three cairns and lengths of rubble walling on a north-facing slope overlooking Belstone Cleave.
Nearby sites: SX 6260 9303
Distance: 2.24km

Belstone 5 Reported Cairn

OS Map: SX 6247 9315
HER: MDV64179
ShortName: CN:Belstone 5
Notes: HER: Diameter measures 10.3m. Mound measures 3.8m diameter, 0.6m high. A complex site consisting of a 3.8m diameter central mound, with a 1m wide a 0.2m high rubble bank 0.9m from the foot of the mound on the e side. 2m beyond this is a 0.5m high scarp. On the w side of the mound and 2.5m from it is a slight bank measuring 1m wide and 0.2m high. This is probably a ring cairn with a central mound, although it might be a badly robbed stone hut circle.
Nearby sites: SX 6247 9315
Distance: 2.37km

Skaigh Warren 1 Reported Cairn

OS Map: SX 633 936
HER: MDV13052
ShortName: CN?SkaighWa 1
Notes: "Many small cairns situated on the natural terrace here. Possible prehistoric cairn group."
Nearby sites: SX 633 936
Distance: 1.59km

Skaigh Warren 2 Reported Cairn

OS Map: SX 637 936
HER: MDV13053
ShortName: CN?SkaighWa 2
Notes: "Many small cairns within modern enclosure here. Possibly the result of field clearance but quite likely to be a group of prehistoric cairns."
Nearby sites: SX 637 936
Distance: 1.21km

West Wyke 2 Reported Cairn

OS Map: SX 6572 9280
HER: MDV13068
ShortName: CN?WestWyke 2
Nearby sites: SX 6572 9280
Distance: 0.97km

Kennon Hill S.W.2 Reported Cairn

OS Map: SX 63861 88979
HER: MDV58865
ShortName: CN Kennon SW2
Notes: The HER refers to another cairn 50m due w of the Kennon Hill S.W. Cairn - the author could not locate that on 27/08/17 but then the area is very overgrown.
Nearby sites: SX 63861 88979
Distance: 4.33km

Cosdon Hill N.W.1 (c.8+) Cairnfield Master

OS Map: SX 629 927
HER: MDV14436
ShortName: CN:CosdonNWCFM
Butler map: 40.10
Notes: Cairnfield on Cosdon Hill, consisting of at least eight cairns.
Nearby sites: SX 629 927
Distance: 2.00km

Ruelake Pit Cairnfield Master

OS Map: SX 6406 8875
HER: MDV58866
ShortName: CN:RuelakePit
Notes: HER: Cairnfield of apparent Prehistoric date consisting of at least a dozen stony heaps, many c.2m diam x 0.5m-1m high. Several seem to have been dug into. The location is on the southern flank of Kennon Hill, east of the upper portion of the tin openwork known as Ruelake Pit.
Nearby sites: SX 6406 8875
Distance: 4.52km

Belstone M Cairnfield Master

OS Map: SX 626 930
HER: MDV64176
ShortName: CN:Belstone M
Notes: HER A cairnfield adjacent to a prehistoric settlement 780 metres south-east of Belstone parish church.
Nearby sites: SX 626 930
Distance: 2.25km

Shilley Pool W Cairnfield Master

OS Map: SX 648 913
HER: MDV60365
ShortName: CN:ShilleyPl W
Notes: HER: Bronze Age cairnfield consisting of at least 25 cairns between 0.4 metres and 0.8 metres high. Of these 14 are circular with diameters of between 3 metres and 6.9 metres. The remainder are ovoid and vary form 4 metres and 10.2 metres long. One cairn has a kerb of edge set stones this is probably a funerary round cairn. It is surrounded by a 1.5 metre wide 0.3 metre high platform. It has been damaged by robbing or early excavation.
Nearby sites: SX 648 913
Distance: 1.90km

Cosdon Hill East Cairnfield Master

OS Map: SX 6489 9182
HER: MDV59589
ShortName: CN:CosdonE M
Nearby sites: SX 6489 9182
Distance: 1.38km

Blackaton Brook 1-8 (duplicate) Cairnfield Master

OS Map: SX 6435 9056
HER: MDV58679
ShortName: CN:BlackatoDup
Notes: This HER record relates to Scheduled Monument 1018905. This is suspiciously similar to the very nearby Scheduled Monument 1018906 which relates to the HER records: 59576, 59577, 59578, 59579, 59580, 59581 the Blackaton Brook 1-6 cairns. This requires further investigation to confirm that it is not a duplicate.
Nearby sites: SX 6435 9056
Distance: 2.68km

Throwleigh East M Cairnfield Master

OS Map: SX 65070 90010
ShortName: CN:ThrowE M
Notes: There are 11 clearance cairns in very close proximity to each other listed on the HER. This record has been added as a master record and hence set as a duplicate. See the individual records.
Nearby sites: SX 65070 90010
Distance: 3.20km

Blackaton Brook 1-6 Cairnfield Master

OS Map: SX 6441 9028
HER: MDV58680
ShortName: CN:Blackaton M
Notes: This record is a duplicate, a master record, of the HER records: 59576, 59577, 59578, 59579, 59580, 59581 the Blackaton Brook 1-6 cairns.
Nearby sites: SX 6441 9028
Distance: 2.95km

Blackaton Brook Reported Stone Row

OS Map: SX 648 908
ShortName: SR:Blackaton
Notes: Breton p.53 To the N. of it [Breton is referring to the Cosdon Triple row] are clitters of rocks, a short distance to the S, a swamp in which a feeder of the Blackaton Brook rises. On its E. slopes are the remains of a stone row. The feeder referred to is the Cheriton Comb which passes a boggy area. This would place the row at approximately SX 648 908. There is no known stone row at this point and this author is unaware of other accounts. This section of the Blackaton Brook has been greatly disturbed by stream workings.
Nearby sites: SX 648 908
Distance: 2.40km

Blackaven Brook Cairn

OS Map: SX 60117 91909
HER: MDV59588
Alternate name: Harter Hill Cairn
ShortName: CN:Blackaven
Butler map: 42.4
Nearby sites: SX 60117 91909
Distance: 4.89km

Buttern Hill Enclosed Settlement

OS Map: SX 65501 89146
HER: MDV6140
Megalithic Portal: 25242
ShortName: ES:ButternHill
Nearby sites: SX 65501 89146
Distance: 4.11km

Buttern Hill Stone Circle

OS Map: SX 64949 88481
HER: MDV4371
Megalithic Portal: 724
PMD: Buttern Hill Stone Circle
ShortName: SC Buttern 1
DPD page: 147
Turner: G7
Notes: NNE of Scorhill about 2Km. "The remains of a Bronze Age stone circle situated on level ground overlooking the valley of the North Teign River and Whitemoor Marsh. The stone circle measures 24.8 metres in diameter and is denoted by five upright granite slabs standing up to 0.76 metres high. A further 12 recumbent stones lie where they have fallen." Also known as the Throwleigh circle. According to R.N. Worth, although not confirmed since, there was "a small cairn between five and six yards in from the southern edge" and also there is a companion circle a short distance on the slope westward, 60 feet in diameter consisting of four stones with a possible large central pillar, see. The Stone Rows of Dartmoor - Part 3. Breton p.58. - Throwleigh Circle.
Nearby sites: SX 64949 88481
Distance: 4.72km

Cosdon Stone Row

Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Cosdon Hill Triple Stone Row
OS Map: SX 64317 91600
HER: MDV6886
Megalithic Portal: 1858
The Stone Rows of GB: Cosdon
PMD: Cosdon Stone Row
ShortName: SR Cosdon
Butler map: 40.6
DPD page: 152
Notes: "A triple stone row lies near the summit of Cosdon Hill and is 447 feet in length measured from the centre of the circled cairn which stands at the west end. At 225 feet from the west end there is a slight change in direction and the rows turn somewhat northward. This change of direction may be said to divide the row into western and an eastern section. Overall width, western part is 8 feet 10 inches, eastern part 10 feet 8 inches. The cairn is 26 feet in diameter and contains the remains of two cists; the retaining circle is very irregular. There is no formal feature to mark the termination of the rows at their eastern end"
Nearby sites: SX 64317 91600
Distance: 1.68km

Cosdon (stone row) Platform Cairn Circle and Cist

Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Cosdon Hill Triple Stone Row
OS Map: SX 64331 91597
HER: MDV48906
Megalithic Portal: 813
PMD: Cosdon Stone Row
Alternate name: Cosdon Hill Stone Row Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
ShortName: CT Cosdon Row
Butler map: 40.6
Butler Vol 5: p.234 & Fig.165
DPD page: 152
Grinsell: ST 5
Turner: E15
Notes: "The cairn associated with the Cosdon Hill triple stone row is 26 feet in diameter and contains the remains of two cists; the retaining circle is very irregular. Of the two cists, one is intact, the other has been robbed of the cover-stone and two side-stones." Lethbridge diagram p.152, cists pictured. Butler Cosdon Hill Stone Row - Vol. 2. Map 40.6 (diagram p.205).
Nearby sites: SX 64331 91597
Distance: 1.68km

Cosdon Beacon Platform Cairn Circle

Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Cosdon Hill Triple Stone Row
OS Map: SX 63717 91719
HER: MDV6924
Megalithic Portal: 10325
Alternate name: Cosdon Beacon 5 Platform Cairn Circle
ShortName: PC Cosdon 5
Butler map: 40.7.5
DPD page: 153
Grinsell: ST 1
Turner: E1
Notes: Cairn 13.5m diameter with signs of retaining circle. Crowned by modern stone heap. HER MDV6894. See also: NMR 444167. Lethbridge diagram p.152, photo bottom right p.153. Turner E1 (diagram p.59). Butler Cosdon Beacon 5 Vol. 2. Map 40.7.5. (diagram of Cosdon Summit cairns on p.207).
Nearby sites: SX 63717 91719
Distance: 1.86km

Cosdon Beacon Cist

Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Cosdon Hill Triple Stone Row
OS Map: SX 63740 91653
PMD: Cosdon Summit N.
Alternate name: Cosdon Hill 6 Cist
ShortName: CT Cosdon 6
Notes: The cist was originally noted by Falcon as being approximately 3 1/2ft to 4ft long and 2ft wide, aligned apparently NE-SW. The SW and NE sides were fairly recognizable. This cist is very near to the Cosdon Hill 4 cairn (Cosdon Beacon Cairn Circle and Cist (SiteID=419), MDV6925) and the details of this site have been incorporated and sometimes confused by numerous authors. Butler perhaps gives a fleeting mention as "Two slabs on the edge of the pit are probably the sides of a cist." although it is not clear whether this is a reference to part of Cosdon Hill 4. Neither the NMR nor the HER have separate entries for this feature but it is mentioned as part of the covreage of Cosdon Hill 4 "Two stones set on edge on the eastern periphery of the mound may represent a second cist."
Nearby sites: SX 63740 91653
Distance: 1.90km

Cosdon Beacon Embanked Cairn Circle and Cist

Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Cosdon Hill Triple Stone Row
OS Map: SX 63708 91593
HER: MDV6898
Megalithic Portal: 10325
PMD: Cosdon Summit S.
Alternate name: Cosdon Hill 3 Embanked Cairn Circle and Cist
ShortName: CT Cosdon 3
Butler map: 40.7.3
Butler Vol 5: p.164 & Fig.105
DPD page: 152
Grinsell: ST 2
Turner: B14
Barrow Report: 21
Notes: "Ring cairn and cist on summit ridge of Cawsand Hill. Cairn forms part of a cemetery including at least 2 round cairns, 2 ring cairns and one platform cairn. Earthwork survives as a 2m wide and 0.4m high circular rubble bank, faced with close set stones around its outer edge and surrounds an internal area measuring 18m ew by 17m ns. A mound measuring 6m in diam and 0.2m high stands in the centre of the area enclosed by the circular bank and contains a stone cist with 2 slabs surviving." Turner B14(diagram p.59). Butler Cosdon Beacon 3 Vol. 2. Map 40.7.3 (diagram Vol. 5. p.164). NMR Cairn B. Possible cist? This site is difficult to photograph, the photo shows part of one side of the ring.
Nearby sites: SX 63708 91593
Distance: 1.96km

Cosdon Beacon Cairn

Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Cosdon Hill Triple Stone Row
OS Map: SX 63611 91502
HER: MDV6885
Megalithic Portal: 10325
Alternate name: Cosdon Beacon 1 Cairn
ShortName: CN Cosdon 1
Butler map: 40.7.1
DPD page: 153
Grinsell: ST 3
Notes: Cairn 27m diameter, height 1.8m, crowned by modern stone heap and OS trig pillar. Large hollows in the top, from robbing, would have protected beacon fires. Butler Cosdon Beacon 1 Vol. 2. Map 40.7.1. (diagram of Cosdon Summit cairns on p.207). See also MDV6883.
Nearby sites: SX 63611 91502
Distance: 2.09km

Cosdon Beacon Cairn Circle & Cist

Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Cosdon Hill Triple Stone Row
OS Map: SX 63730 91654
HER: MDV6925
Megalithic Portal: 10325
Alternate name: Cosdon Hill 4 Cairn Circle & Cist
ShortName: CN Cosdon 4
Butler map: 40.7.4
Butler Vol 5: p.183 & Fig.125
DPD page: 153
Grinsell: ST 1b
Notes: "Cairn mound measures 7m in diam and stands up to 0.6m high. A central hollow, 2m by 1.8m by 1m deep, is faced on two sides with large slabs which may represent the cist described by falcon in 1905 as being 4ft long by 2ft wide. A ring of edge set stones around this cist is visible and may represent an internal kerb, which survives largely as a buried feature".
Nearby sites: SX 63730 91654
Distance: 1.90km

Cosdon Beacon Reported Cairn

Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Cosdon Hill Triple Stone Row
OS Map: SX 63716 91666
Alternate name: Cosdon Hill 7 Reported Cairn
ShortName: CN Cosdon 7
DPD page: 153
Notes: An arrangement a few paces north of cosdon Hill 4 and of a very similiar appearance. Might be a modern arrangement, perhaps the work of stone cutters? There is a notable cist shaped hole within this feature. Lethbridge diagram p.152, photo bottom right p.153. This feature appears not to be mentioned anywhere else.
Nearby sites: SX 63716 91666
Distance: 1.90km

Cosdon Beacon East Stone Ring Cairn Circle

Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Cosdon Hill Triple Stone Row
OS Map: SX 63663 91492
HER: MDV6928
Megalithic Portal: 10325
Alternate name: Cosdon Beacon 2 Stone Ring Cairn Circle
ShortName: RC Cosdon 2
Butler map: 40.7.2
DPD page: 152
Grinsell: ST 4
Turner: A6
Notes: Located 25m to east of Cosdon Beacon. A near circular bank 1.6m wide of double slab construction and about 21m across. Turner A6 (diagram p.59). NMR Cairn A. Butler Cosdon Beacon 2 Vol. 2. Map 40.7.2. (diagram of Cosdon Summit cairns on p.207).
Nearby sites: SX 63663 91492
Distance: 2.07km

Cosdon Hill Encircled Cairn

OS Map: SX 63350 92479
HER: MDV13064
Megalithic Portal: 22695
Alternate name: Cosdon Hill N.4 Encircled Cairn
ShortName: EC Cosdon N4
Butler map: 40.9
Grinsell: ST 10
Notes: Cairn at the junction of two Bronze Age reaves. "Round cairn on Cosdon Hill, measuring 7.3 metres in diameter and standing up to 0.8 metres high. A number of edge set stones visible around the southern side of the cairn mound suggests the existence of a kerb. There is a hollow in the north side of the mound, probably the result of partial robbing or an early excavation."
Nearby sites: SX 63350 92479
Distance: 1.65km

Cosdon Hill (West) Enclosed Settlement

OS Map: SX 63078 91486
HER: MDV52466
ShortName: ES:CosdonW
Notes: HER: Southern of two settlement to the south-west of Cosdon Hill of 86 metres by 56 metres with at least three enclosed areas and at least eleven hut circles. A short distance to the north is a second settlement, see MDV6920. Three or four adjoining enclosures to the south-west of Cosdon Hill with seven associated hut circles. A diagram of these enclosures can be found in Gerrard (1997), diagram 29 p.50.
Nearby sites: SX 63078 91486
Distance: 2.46km

Cullever Steps Ring Setting Cairn and Cist

OS Map: SX 60787 91954
HER: MDV6867
Megalithic Portal: 17956
PMD: Cullever Steps
ShortName: CT Cullever
Butler map: 40.14
Butler Vol 5: p.181 & Fig.123
Grinsell: BEL 2
Turner: D11
Notes: "A Bronze Age ring cairn situated below Belstone Tor within the valley of the East Okement River. The cairn survives as a 0.5 metre high bank surrounding a 4.1 metre diameter internal area. The bank around the southern and eastern side of the cairn is faced on both sides with edge set stones. A large flat stone lying on the south western part of the ring bank may represent a displaced cist coverstone. The overall dimensions of the cairn are 9.5 metres east to west by 8.5 metres north to south." Butler Vol. 2. Map 40.14 (diagram Vol. 5. p.181).
Nearby sites: SX 60787 91954
Distance: 4.24km

East Hill Fort

Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Resource: Table of Devon Iron Age Forts
OS Map: SX 60397 94162
HER: MDV6880
Megalithic Portal: 47073
ShortName: FT East Hill
Notes: "A promontory fort of likely Iron Age date containing a further, probably earlier, enclosure. It occupies an elevated position at the tip of the spur between the East Okement River and the Moor Brook. The southern and eastern sides of the site are formed by precipitous slopes that fall into wooded gorges while the west and northwest are delimited by a well-defined rampart and ditch pierced by a single entrance. The highest point within the fort, the SE quadrant, is occupied by the earlier enclosure which does not possess an entrance. Traces of ridge and furrow are visible in the southern part of the interior."
Nearby sites: SX 60397 94162
Distance: 4.54km

Eight Rocks (site of) Reported Stone Circle

OS Map: SX 645 925
HER: MDV7395
ShortName: SCxEight Rocks
Notes: "Site of a stone circle, since destroyed, originally thought to have been located somewhere between Cosdon Hill and Ford Farm, South Tawton. Nothing remains today; the circle was apparently robbed out in the later 19th century by men from Ramsley Copper Mine, South Zeal."
Nearby sites: SX 645 925
Distance: 0.78km

Gidleigh - North Chambered Tomb

OS Map: SX 65867 88956
HER: MDV6212
Megalithic Portal: 45581
PMD: Gidleigh North Chambered Cairn
Alternate name: Buttern Hill 2 Chambered Tomb
ShortName: NT Gidleigh N
Butler map: 38.7.2
Butler Vol 5: p.157
Grinsell: A:GID 1
Notes: "A chambered cairn located on an east facing slope of Buttern Hill. The cairn mound measures 26 metres long and 9 metres wide and stands up to 1 metre high. Several set stones at the western end of the mound represent the remains of a passage leading towards a chamber."
Nearby sites: SX 65867 88956
Distance: 4.37km

Gidleigh - South Chambered Tomb

OS Map: SX 6567 8855
HER: MDV6213
Megalithic Portal: 10040
PMD: Gidleigh South Chambered Cairn
Alternate name: Buttern Hill 1 Chambered Tomb
ShortName: NT Gidleigh S
Butler map: 38.7.1
Butler Vol 5: p.157
DPD page: 147
Notes: "The remains of a Neolithic chambered cairn on Buttern Hill. The cairn survives as a mound standing up to 0.6 metres high. The chamber and associated entrance passage include seven orthostats, two of which form a portaled entrance. A leat runs to the west of the cairn."
Nearby sites: SX 6567 8855
Distance: 4.72km

Gidleigh - South 2 Chambered Cairn

OS Map: SX 65534 88378
HER: MDV20318
Alternate name: Buttern Hill 3 Chambered Cairn
ShortName: NT Gidleigh S2
Notes: HER quoting Turner: Possible chambered cairn recorded at SX 6554 8837 on Gidleigh Common. A simple chamber cairn with evidence of a chamber (two fallen large stones at south, south-west end). Although many large boulders still remain in position, cairn has obviously been heavily robbed for later enclosure lying to the north.
Measurements: length 15.5m, width 3.5 to 5.5m, height 0.8m. This features differs from the other Gidleigh chamber tombs (North and South) as there is no evidence for a passage. It appears to be on the same axis and similar to the Corringdon ball example. Orientation south, south-west by north, north-east.
Nearby sites: SX 65534 88378
Distance: 4.87km

Halstock Standing Stone

OS Map: SX 60461 93334
HER: MDV13056
ShortName: SS Halstock
Notes: HER: Small standing stone north of East Bowden, near three prehistoric cairns. Gerrard p.63: There are possible standing stones at Halstock and Butterdon Down. Two of the cairns (East Bowden 2 and 3) align on the stone.
Nearby sites: SX 60461 93334
Distance: 4.38km

Kennon Hill Cairn Circle

OS Map: SX 64213 88723
HER: MDV130499
ShortName: CC Kennon Hill
Notes: This cairn circle has a diameter of 10 metres or approx 30 feet. It has a slab in its centre which matches the 1894 report by R.N. Worth except for the size and distance/location of the Buttern Hill stone circle. The central area of the circle is raised and the circle has a ring or bank. The raised centre suggests it is not a round house.
Nearby sites: SX 64213 88723
Distance: 4.52km

Kennon Hill Reported Stone Row

OS Map: SX 64246 88657
HER: MDV130499
ShortName: SR:KennonHill
Notes: Hemery, E., 1983, High Dartmoor, 796-797 When referring to Sandy Road, Hemery records that in crossing the south foot of Kennon between Rewelake Pit and Sandy Ford, it passes below the ruins of a possible stone circle. Spencer (Maps) has marked this as 'Kennon Circle six stones standing' and, running north-eastward from it, 'stone row one hundred yards'. The circle is decribed as 'completely unphotogenic', appears to have had a diameter of approximately sixty feet and now has only one standing stone. Not able to confirm the stone row. Cunis, E, 2020, Possible stone circle and row, Kennon (14/12/2020) Features recorded during site visit with archaeologist from Dartmoor National Park Authority. Photographs of the features included. Possible stone circle and row recorded. In a very ruinous condition with vegetation covering the majority of the stone row. Circle SX 64201 88735, Row SX 64246 88657.. NB. Grid reference for row confirmed by Emma and corrected.
Nearby sites: SX 64246 88657
Distance: 4.58km

Little Hound Tor (or White Moor) Stone Circle

Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Little Hound Tor Stone Circle
OS Map: SX 63285 89611
HER: MDV4374
Megalithic Portal: 528
PMD: White Moor Stone Circle
ShortName: SC White Moor
DPD page: 154
Turner: G11
Notes: The circle is in good condition today but only 13 stones remained standing when the Dartmoor Exploration Committee re-erected 5 of the stones in 1896. The site is a fairly accurate circle of circumference 20.2m. A cairn lies close to the circle, a heather covered mound about 8.5m across. The White Moor stone lies 160m to the SE of the circle and it is thought to be contemporary with the circle but probably out of position having been re-erected at some point. It is now a boundary marker. Breton p.52. See also, Legendary Dartmoor: Dartmoor's Bronze Age Landscape of Whitmoor.
Nearby sites: SX 63285 89611
Distance: 3.91km

Metheral Stone Circle

OS Map: SX 62049 90436
Megalithic Portal: 61225
ShortName: SC:Metheral
Nearby sites: SX 62049 90436
Distance: 3.93km

Nine Stones, Belstone Cairn Circle

Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Nine Maidens Cairn Circle, Belstone Tor
OS Map: SX 61232 92849
HER: MDV6865
Megalithic Portal: 535
PMD: The Nine Stones
Alternate name: Nine Stones Cairn Circle
ShortName: CC Nine Stones
Butler map: 40.13
DPD page: 156
Grinsell: BEL 1
Turner: G23
Barrow Report: 21 42
Notes: The "Nine Stones" cairn circle "survives as a ring of at least 16 upright stones, standing up to 0.7 metres high, surrounding a slightly raised 7 metre diameter internal area". "A loose granite boulder in the centre of the circle may cover a cist; and there are vestiges of a mound around it. Well preserved."
Nearby sites: SX 61232 92849
Distance: 3.62km

Oke Tor Reported Stone Row

OS Map: SX 61202 90099
HER: MDV4375
PMD: Oke Tor
ShortName: SR?OkeTor
Notes: Dubious. A stone row on the western slopes of oke tor. The stone row runs a little north of west and south of east directly downhill towards the river(east okement). It is single, and runs between two large stone slabs which probably once formed part of cists, and at the further end two large stones lying prone within 2m of each other. One of the two slabs is set amidst other stones which may have formed a circle. Between the slabs is a fallen stone.(worth). Grinsell gives ngr 610-902 for apparently the same site. The cist is contained in the remains of a cairn. Not found. NB. This record is duplicated here as a reported stone row. It is also duplicated on the HER. See also: Oke Tor Reported Cist Butler Vol 2 p.206.
Nearby sites: SX 61202 90099
Distance: 4.78km

Oxenham Arms Standing Stone

Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: The Oxenham Arms standing stones
OS Map: SX 65014 93606
HER: MDV13065
Megalithic Portal: 8401
PMD: Oxenham Arms
ShortName: SS OxenhamArms
Notes: "The Oxenham Arms, now an inn, is the former manor house and home of the Burgoyne family. A courtyard plan house, it was originally a two-room-and-through passage plan. An interesting feature is an enormous upright slab of granite built into the inner wall of the rear parlour. This looks very much like a prehistoric standing stone and it seems that the house was built around it".


Nearby sites: SX 65014 93606
Distance: 0.44km

Shilstone Lane Reported Cairn

OS Map: SX 65955 90139
ShortName: CN-Shilstone
Notes: This record arose from a posting by Clive Darke on a Dartmoor Facebook forum. Clive posted a photo of this feature on the side of the road and asked whether it could perhaps be a re-used menhir in a Devon wall.
Nearby sites: SX 65955 90139
Distance: 3.26km

Watchet Hill Cairn

OS Map: SX 61477 93055
HER: MDV13049
Megalithic Portal: 23222
ShortName: CN WatchetHill
Butler map: 40.12
Grinsell: BEL 3
Notes: "A Bronze Age round cairn situated on the summit of Watchet Hill. The cairn survives as a 0.8 metre high oval mound measuring 16.6 metres long north to south by 13.8 metres wide east to west. A T-shaped trench, the consequence of a partial early excavation, cuts through the central part of the mound. Adjacent to the south eastern side of the mound there is a 2.3 metre wide and 0.2 metre deep ditch. This represents the remains of the quarry ditch from which material was derived during the construction of the cairn. The ditch would have originally surrounded the mound but now survives largely as a buried feature."
Nearby sites: SX 61477 93055
Distance: 3.36km

White Hill Enclosed Settlement

OS Map: SX 62656 90597
HER: MDV6887
Megalithic Portal: 36009
ShortName: ST:WhiteHill
Nearby sites: SX 62656 90597
Distance: 3.40km

White Moor Cairn

OS Map: SX 63299 89545
HER: MDV4372
Megalithic Portal: 10327
Alternate name: White Moor Stone (NW of) Cairn
ShortName: CN White Moor
Butler map: 40.5
Grinsell: ST 7
Notes: "Cairn, nw of white moor stone … turf and heather covered, in good condition … small cairn 64m nw of whitmoor stone, … (grinsell) cairn, slightly hollowed towards centre. Diameter 7.0m, height 0.6m"
Nearby sites: SX 63299 89545
Distance: 3.97km

White Moor Stone Standing Stone

Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Little Hound Tor Stone Circle
OS Map: SX 63359 89491
HER: MDV4391
Megalithic Portal: 10326
PMD: White Moor Stone
ShortName: SS White Moor
Butler map: 40.5
Butler Vol 5: p.53
DPD page: 154
Notes: The White Moor stone lies 160m to the SE of the Little Hound Tor stone circle and it is thought to be contemporary with the circle but probably out of position having been re-erected at some point. It is now a boundary marker.
Nearby sites: SX 63359 89491
Distance: 3.99km

Winter Tor Cist

OS Map: SX 61112 91352
HER: MDV6881
Megalithic Portal: 45779
PMD: Winter Tor
Alternate name: Higher Tor S.1 Cist
ShortName: CT HigherTor 1
Butler map: 40.15
Butler Vol 5: p.169 & Fig.108
Grinsell: LYD 1
Notes: [Formerly listed as Higher Tor (S), renamed after PMD] Butler Higher Tor (S) Vol. 2. Map 40.15. (diagram Vol. 5. p.169). Ths cist was excavated by Prowse as described in his article of 1890. About 300 yards south-south-east of Winter Tor is a tumulus diameter 9 yards and height 3 feet, the top of which has been hollowed out. Within the hollow was a granite slab 4 feet 6 inches by 2 feet 9 inches, covering the remains of a cist, and another slab approximately 4 feet 9 inches by 3 feet 3 inches, either a second capstone or possibly part of the first cist. The cist contained nothing of interest except a few small porous and very brittle fragments of what is apparently bony tissue. After examination the capstone was replaced and covered with soil and stones.
Nearby sites: SX 61112 91352
Distance: 4.16km