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Prehistoric sites within 2km of SX 66149 71777

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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.

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.

Corrections, or any feedback or suggestions are very welcome, email: info@dartmoorwalks.org.uk.

NOTE: Clicking on the icons for each monument in the map will give the name of the site. You can zoom in and out and drag the map around.

List of sites within 2km of SX 66149 71777

O Brook E Round House

OS Map: SX 6656 7128
HER: MDV61464
ShortName: HT:O Brook E14
Nearby sites: SX 6656 7128
Distance: 0.64km

Yartor Down Round House

OS Map: SX 67810 72663
HER: MDV79815
ShortName: HT:Yartor Do6
Nearby sites: SX 67810 72663
Distance: 1.88km

O Brook E Round House

OS Map: SX 6662 7120
HER: MDV61468
ShortName: HT:O Brook E15
Nearby sites: SX 6662 7120
Distance: 0.74km

Yartor Down Round House

OS Map: SX 67449 72672
HER: MDV6487
ShortName: HT:Yartor Do7
Nearby sites: SX 67449 72672
Distance: 1.58km

O Brook E Round House

OS Map: SX 6673 7125
HER: MDV61476
ShortName: HT:O Brook E16
Nearby sites: SX 6673 7125
Distance: 0.78km

Yartor Down Round House

OS Map: SX 67688 72644
HER: MDV79814
ShortName: HT:Yartor Do8
Nearby sites: SX 67688 72644
Distance: 1.77km

O Brook E Round House

OS Map: SX 6660 7122
HER: MDV61466
ShortName: HT:O Brook E17
Nearby sites: SX 6660 7122
Distance: 0.72km

Yartor Down Round House

OS Map: SX 67524 72979
HER: MDV26250
ShortName: HT:Yartor Do9
Nearby sites: SX 67524 72979
Distance: 1.83km

O Brook E Round House

OS Map: SX 6660 7129
HER: MDV61469
ShortName: HT:O Brook E18
Nearby sites: SX 6660 7129
Distance: 0.66km

Yartor Down Round House

OS Map: SX 67523 72698
HER: MDV6487
ShortName: HT:Yartor Do10
Nearby sites: SX 67523 72698
Distance: 1.65km

Holne Ridge N.2 stone row Cairn

OS Map: SX 66732 71089
HER: MDV61452
ShortName: CN:HolneRidg 2
Butler map: 60.26.2
Grinsell: HOL 6b
Notes: Cairn associated with stone alignment and a second cairn to the east. This cairn stands a short distance north of the alignment and survives as a 3.8 metre diameter mound standing up to 0.4 metres high.
Nearby sites: SX 66732 71089
Distance: 0.90km

O Brook S Round House

OS Map: SX 6636 7105
HER: MDV61486
ShortName: HT:O Brook S1
Nearby sites: SX 6636 7105
Distance: 0.76km

Yartor Down Round House

OS Map: SX 67525 72690
HER: MDV6487
ShortName: HT:Yartor Do11
Nearby sites: SX 67525 72690
Distance: 1.65km

O Brook S Round House

OS Map: SX 6638 7103
HER: MDV61484
ShortName: HT:O Brook S2
Nearby sites: SX 6638 7103
Distance: 0.78km

Yartor Down Round House

OS Map: SX 67539 72926
HER: MDV16717
ShortName: HT:Yartor Do12
Nearby sites: SX 67539 72926
Distance: 1.80km

O Brook S Round House

OS Map: SX 6638 7105
HER: MDV61485
ShortName: HT:O Brook S3
Nearby sites: SX 6638 7105
Distance: 0.76km

Yartor Down Round House

OS Map: SX 67566 73039
ShortName: HT:Yartor Do13
Nearby sites: SX 67566 73039
Distance: 1.90km

O Brook S Round House

OS Map: SX 6642 7095
HER: MDV61488
ShortName: HT:O Brook S4
Nearby sites: SX 6642 7095
Distance: 0.87km

O Brook SE Round House

OS Map: SX 66736 70818
HER: MDV12989
ShortName: HT:O Brook S5
Nearby sites: SX 66736 70818
Distance: 1.12km

Yartor Down Round House

OS Map: SX 67793 72671
HER: MDV79821
ShortName: HT:Yartor Do15
Nearby sites: SX 67793 72671
Distance: 1.87km

O Brook SE Round House

OS Map: SX 66744 70873
HER: MDV26270
ShortName: HT:O Brook S6
Nearby sites: SX 66744 70873
Distance: 1.08km

O Brook SE Round House

OS Map: SX 66729 70876
HER: MDV26270
ShortName: HT:O Brook S7
Nearby sites: SX 66729 70876
Distance: 1.07km

Yartor Down Round House

OS Map: SX 67672 72728
HER: MDV79813
ShortName: HT:Yartor Do17
Nearby sites: SX 67672 72728
Distance: 1.80km

Yartor Down Round House

OS Map: SX 67462 73020
ShortName: HT:Yartor Do18
Nearby sites: SX 67462 73020
Distance: 1.81km

Saddle Bridge Round House

OS Map: SX 66409 71740
HER: MDV6503
ShortName: HT:Saddle Br1
Nearby sites: SX 66409 71740
Distance: 0.26km

Saddle Bridge Round House

OS Map: SX 66427 71800
ShortName: HT:Saddle Br2
Nearby sites: SX 66427 71800
Distance: 0.28km

Saddle Bridge Round House

OS Map: SX 65953 71789
ShortName: HT:Saddle Br3
Nearby sites: SX 65953 71789
Distance: 0.20km

Saddle Bridge Round House

OS Map: SX 66640 71842
HER: MDV6499
ShortName: HT:Saddle Br4
Nearby sites: SX 66640 71842
Distance: 0.50km

Saddle Bridge Round House

OS Map: SX 66603 71860
HER: MDV6498
ShortName: HT:Saddle Br5
Nearby sites: SX 66603 71860
Distance: 0.46km

Saddle Bridge Round House

OS Map: SX 6654 7183
HER: MDV12974
ShortName: HT:Saddle Br6
Nearby sites: SX 6654 7183
Distance: 0.39km

Saddle Bridge Round House

OS Map: SX 66445 71636
HER: MDV6501
ShortName: HT:Saddle Br7
Nearby sites: SX 66445 71636
Distance: 0.33km

Saddle Bridge Round House

OS Map: SX 66396 71860
HER: MDV6494
ShortName: HT:Saddle Br8
Nearby sites: SX 66396 71860
Distance: 0.26km

Saddle Bridge Round House

OS Map: SX 66380 71706
HER: MDV6504
ShortName: HT:Saddle Br9
Nearby sites: SX 66380 71706
Distance: 0.24km

Saddle Bridge Round House

OS Map: SX 66376 71834
HER: MDV6493
ShortName: HT:Saddle Br10
Nearby sites: SX 66376 71834
Distance: 0.23km

Saddle Bridge Round House

OS Map: SX 6614 7176
HER: MDV26340
ShortName: HT:Saddle Br11
Nearby sites: SX 6614 7176
Distance: 0.02km

Saddle Bridge Round House

OS Map: SX 66057 71782
ShortName: HT:Saddle Br12
Nearby sites: SX 66057 71782
Distance: 0.09km

Huccaby Round House

OS Map: SX 6557 7368
HER: MDV14435
ShortName: HT:Huccaby1
Nearby sites: SX 6557 7368
Distance: 1.99km

Saddle Bridge Round House

OS Map: SX 66457 71755
ShortName: HT:Saddle Br13
Nearby sites: SX 66457 71755
Distance: 0.31km

Saddle Bridge Round House

OS Map: SX 66110 71829
ShortName: HT:Saddle Br14
Nearby sites: SX 66110 71829
Distance: 0.06km

Venford Brook S.1 Cairn

OS Map: SX 6763 7047
HER: MDV-1
ShortName: CN?Venford S1
Butler map: 60.8.3
Notes: Two disturbed hut circles overlain by later clearance material lie at the foot of a steep N facing slope above the right bank of the W tributary of the Venford Brook. The huts, at SX 67597048 and SX 67597046, are largely infilled with small boulders and rocks and measure 6.5m and 5.5m in external diameter respectively.
Nearby sites: SX 6763 7047
Distance: 1.98km

Saddle Bridge Round House

OS Map: SX 66368 71576
HER: MDV6505
ShortName: HT:Saddle Br15
Nearby sites: SX 66368 71576
Distance: 0.30km

Venford Brook S.2 Cairn

OS Map: SX 6764 7046
HER: MDV-1
ShortName: CN?Venford S2
Butler map: 60.8.4
Notes: Two disturbed hut circles overlain by later clearance material lie at the foot of a steep N facing slope above the right bank of the W tributary of the Venford Brook. The huts, at SX 67597048 and SX 67597046, are largely infilled with small boulders and rocks and measure 6.5m and 5.5m in external diameter respectively.
Nearby sites: SX 6764 7046
Distance: 1.99km

Saddle Bridge Round House

OS Map: SX 66149 71777
ShortName: HT:Saddle Br16
Nearby sites: SX 66149 71777
Distance: 0.00km

Saddle Bridge Round House

OS Map: SX 66333 71833
HER: MDV6495
ShortName: HT:Saddle Br17
Nearby sites: SX 66333 71833
Distance: 0.19km

Saddle Bridge Round House

OS Map: SX 66341 71863
ShortName: HT:Saddle Br18
Nearby sites: SX 66341 71863
Distance: 0.21km

Saddle Bridge Round House

OS Map: SX 66351 71765
ShortName: HT:Saddle Br19
Nearby sites: SX 66351 71765
Distance: 0.20km

Saddle Bridge Round House

OS Map: SX 66352 71552
ShortName: HT:Saddle Br20
Nearby sites: SX 66352 71552
Distance: 0.30km

Holne Ridge N.1 Reported Cairn

OS Map: SX 6700 7175
ShortName: CN?HolneRidg 1
Butler map: 60.26.1
Grinsell: HOL 6a
Barrow Report: 24
Notes: Possibly destroyed. This record used to link to HER MDV12980 which has since been deleted. This record is bein retained as it refers to a Grinsell record of a cairn presumed destroyed.
Nearby sites: SX 6700 7175
Distance: 0.85km

Saddle Bridge Round House

OS Map: SX 66367 71541
ShortName: HT:Saddle Br21
Nearby sites: SX 66367 71541
Distance: 0.32km

Holne Ridge N.4 Cairn

OS Map: SX 6692 7119
HER: MDV12998
ShortName: CN:HolneRidg 4
Butler map: 60.26.4
Grinsell: HOL 1
Nearby sites: SX 6692 7119
Distance: 0.97km

Holne Ridge N.7 Cairn

OS Map: SX 6692 7104
HER: MDV6411
ShortName: CN:HolneRidg 7
Butler map: 60.26.7
Grinsell: HOL 4
Barrow Report: 24
Notes: One of eight cairns forming part of a cairn cemetery on Holne Ridge. Cairn near horn's cross. It has been excavated; there is a trench through the centre. A hole was sunk in 'calm', and contained charcoal and bones.
Nearby sites: SX 6692 7104
Distance: 1.07km

Holne Ridge N.8 Cairn

OS Map: SX 6691 7099
HER: MDV61451
ShortName: CN:HolneRidg 8
Butler map: 60.26.8
Notes: ? NMR B
Nearby sites: SX 6691 7099
Distance: 1.09km

Holne Ridge N.10 Cairn

OS Map: SX 66904 70672
HER: MDV6473
ShortName: CN:HolneRidg10
Butler map: 60.26.10
Grinsell: HOL 6
Nearby sites: SX 66904 70672
Distance: 1.34km

Holne Ridge N.11 Cairn Circle

OS Map: SX 66698 70020
HER: MDV61447
ShortName: CN:HolneRidg11
Butler map: 60.26.11
Notes: Ring cairn
Nearby sites: SX 66698 70020
Distance: 1.84km

Holne Ridge N.13 Cairn

OS Map: SX 66990 70457
HER: MDV61448
ShortName: CN:HolneRidg13
Notes: Cairn forms part of a cairn cemetery on Holne Ridge. Diameter 7.6 metres, height 1.0 metre. Central pit 1.1 metres wide, 0.6 metres deep. At the south-east end is a large slab which may represent a stone from a displaced cist.
Nearby sites: SX 66990 70457
Distance: 1.57km

O Brook East Hut 8 Cairn

OS Map: SX 6671 7126
HER: MDV61477
ShortName: CN:O Brook Hut
Butler map: 60.22.8
Notes: "cairn partly overlying a hut circle within a partially enclosed hut settlement 430m nw of horn's cross"
Nearby sites: SX 6671 7126
Distance: 0.76km

Holne Ridge N.14 Cairn

OS Map: SX 6672 7082
HER: MDV61456
ShortName: CN:HolneRidg14
Notes: Cairn built upon an earlier stone hut circle situated within an agglomerated enclosure 330m sw of horn's cross
Nearby sites: SX 6672 7082
Distance: 1.11km

Hexworthy (near) Reported Cist

OS Map: SX 655 725
HER: MDV13004
PMD: Hexworthy
ShortName: CT?Hexworthy1
Grinsell: LYD 109
Notes: Destroyed for road building, report by Burnard
Nearby sites: SX 655 725
Distance: 0.97km

Deep Swincombe Round House

OS Map: SX 64631 72255
HER: MDV107506
ShortName: HT:Deep Swin1
Nearby sites: SX 64631 72255
Distance: 1.59km

Deep Swincombe Round House

OS Map: SX 64634 72246
HER: MDV107506
ShortName: HT:Deep Swin2
Nearby sites: SX 64634 72246
Distance: 1.59km

Deep Swincombe Round House

OS Map: SX 64310 71925
ShortName: HT:Deep Swin3
Nearby sites: SX 64310 71925
Distance: 1.84km

Deep Swincombe Round House

OS Map: SX 64648 72247
HER: MDV107506
ShortName: HT:Deep Swin4
Nearby sites: SX 64648 72247
Distance: 1.57km

Deep Swincombe Round House

OS Map: SX 64617 72222
HER: MDV107506
ShortName: HT:Deep Swin5
Nearby sites: SX 64617 72222
Distance: 1.60km

Deep Swincombe Round House

OS Map: SX 64684 72286
HER: MDV107506
ShortName: HT:Deep Swin6
Nearby sites: SX 64684 72286
Distance: 1.55km

Deep Swincombe Round House

OS Map: SX 64304 72080
HER: MDV26140
ShortName: HT:Deep Swin7
Nearby sites: SX 64304 72080
Distance: 1.87km

Deep Swincombe Round House

OS Map: SX 64283 72035
ShortName: HT:Deep Swin8
Nearby sites: SX 64283 72035
Distance: 1.88km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 67409 70660
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo1
Nearby sites: SX 67409 70660
Distance: 1.68km

Deep Swincombe Round House

OS Map: SX 64644 72231
HER: MDV107506
ShortName: HT:Deep Swin9
Nearby sites: SX 64644 72231
Distance: 1.57km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 67126 71508
HER: MDV26337
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo2
Nearby sites: SX 67126 71508
Distance: 1.01km

Deep Swincombe Round House

OS Map: SX 64321 71899
ShortName: HT:Deep Swin10
Nearby sites: SX 64321 71899
Distance: 1.83km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 67814 70964
HER: MDV104469
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo3
Nearby sites: SX 67814 70964
Distance: 1.85km

Deep Swincombe Round House

OS Map: SX 64755 72325
HER: MDV107506
ShortName: HT:Deep Swin11
Nearby sites: SX 64755 72325
Distance: 1.50km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 67640 71397
HER: MDV6395
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo4
Nearby sites: SX 67640 71397
Distance: 1.54km

Holne Ridge N.17 Reported Cairn

OS Map: SX 66559 70716
HER: MDV103596
ShortName: CN?HolneRidg17
Notes: A cluster of five small cairns on the slope above the left bank of Yonder Dry Lake. With one exception the cairns are all slightly ovoid with diameters in the range 3.5 metres to 7.0 metres and stand an average of 0.7m high. The two northernmost cairns have been heavily disturbed. None of these features display evidence of cists or kerbs.
Nearby sites: SX 66559 70716
Distance: 1.14km

Deep Swincombe Round House

OS Map: SX 64749 72307
HER: MDV107506
ShortName: HT:Deep Swin12
Nearby sites: SX 64749 72307
Distance: 1.50km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 67425 71399
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo5
Nearby sites: SX 67425 71399
Distance: 1.33km

Hooten Wheals Mine Cairn

OS Map: SX 65603 71063
HER: MDV103597
ShortName: CN:Hooten Wh1
Notes: " A robbed cairn 50m SW of the ruinous former Hooten Wheals Mine offices on the S flank of Down Ridge. The turf covered stony mound is circular with a diameter of 8.0m and stands 0.75m high. A square hollow 1.6m wide, probably the result of an unrecorded excavation, lies centrally in the mound with a spoil heap on its NW margin."
Nearby sites: SX 65603 71063
Distance: 0.90km

Deep Swincombe Round House

OS Map: SX 64519 72459
HER: MDV6345
ShortName: HT:Deep Swin13
Nearby sites: SX 64519 72459
Distance: 1.77km

O Brook 1 Cairn

OS Map: SX 66317 71481
HER: MDV103600
ShortName: CN:O Brook 1
Notes: "Three small cairns lie in open moorland on the crest of the steep valley side above the left bank of the O'Brook immediately S of the current limit of cultivation."
Nearby sites: SX 66317 71481
Distance: 0.34km

Deep Swincombe Round House

OS Map: SX 64576 72298
HER: MDV107506
ShortName: HT:Deep Swin14
Nearby sites: SX 64576 72298
Distance: 1.66km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 67672 71410
HER: MDV6394
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo7
Nearby sites: SX 67672 71410
Distance: 1.57km

Down Ridge Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 65775 71734
HER: MDV103601
ShortName: CN?Down Ridg2
Notes: "A low circular turf covered mound measuring 5.0 metres in diameter and standing to a maximum of 0.6 metres high. There is no evidence to suggest the presence of a kerb or cist. Its definite interpretation as a cairn is marred by some small scale tinners diggings immediately to the NW and its unusual position on the slope."
Nearby sites: SX 65775 71734
Distance: 0.38km

Deep Swincombe Round House

OS Map: SX 64579 72272
HER: MDV107506
ShortName: HT:Deep Swin15
Nearby sites: SX 64579 72272
Distance: 1.65km

O Brook 2 Cairn

OS Map: SX 66418 71767
HER: MDV103602
ShortName: CN:O Brook 2
Notes: "Ruinous cairn lies within a settlement complex containing nine hut circles and several irregular enclosures on the gentle north-east facing slope of Slade Newtake immediately south of Saddle Bridge."
Nearby sites: SX 66418 71767
Distance: 0.27km

Deep Swincombe Round House

OS Map: SX 64629 72311
HER: MDV107506
ShortName: HT:Deep Swin16
Nearby sites: SX 64629 72311
Distance: 1.61km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 67448 71443
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo9
Nearby sites: SX 67448 71443
Distance: 1.34km

O Brook 3 Cairn

OS Map: SX 66199 71321
HER: MDV103603
ShortName: CN:O Brook 3
Notes: "A small, circular heather-covered stony mound lies on a slope above the valley of the O'Brook. The mound measures 4.4m N-S, 4,5m E-W and is approximately 0.8m high. It is probably a burial cairn, and may well be associated with the Bronze Age settlement in the immediate area"
Nearby sites: SX 66199 71321
Distance: 0.46km

Deep Swincombe Round House

OS Map: SX 64590 72227
HER: MDV107506
ShortName: HT:Deep Swin17
Nearby sites: SX 64590 72227
Distance: 1.62km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 67039 71279
HER: MDV12993
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo10
Nearby sites: SX 67039 71279
Distance: 1.02km

Deep Swincombe Round House

OS Map: SX 64312 71905
ShortName: HT:Deep Swin18
Nearby sites: SX 64312 71905
Distance: 1.84km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 67119 71254
HER: MDV6478
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo11
Nearby sites: SX 67119 71254
Distance: 1.10km

Deep Swincombe Round House

OS Map: SX 64597 72244
HER: MDV107506
ShortName: HT:Deep Swin19
Nearby sites: SX 64597 72244
Distance: 1.62km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 67634 71835
HER: MDV6480
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo12
Nearby sites: SX 67634 71835
Distance: 1.49km

Combestone Round House

OS Map: SX 67083 72083
HER: MDV6485
ShortName: HT:Combeston1
Nearby sites: SX 67083 72083
Distance: 0.98km

Deep Swincombe Round House

OS Map: SX 64336 72483
HER: MDV6344
ShortName: HT:Deep Swin20
Nearby sites: SX 64336 72483
Distance: 1.95km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 67378 71227
HER: MDV26363
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo13
Nearby sites: SX 67378 71227
Distance: 1.35km

Combestone Round House

OS Map: SX 66953 72205
HER: MDV43763
ShortName: HT:Combeston2
Nearby sites: SX 66953 72205
Distance: 0.91km

Deep Swincombe Round House

OS Map: SX 64616 72238
HER: MDV107506
ShortName: HT:Deep Swin21
Nearby sites: SX 64616 72238
Distance: 1.60km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 67420 71354
HER: MDV26264
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo14
Nearby sites: SX 67420 71354
Distance: 1.34km

Combestone Round House

OS Map: SX 66982 72295
HER: MDV6512
ShortName: HT:Combeston3
Nearby sites: SX 66982 72295
Distance: 0.98km

Deep Swincombe Round House

OS Map: SX 64626 72268
HER: MDV107506
ShortName: HT:Deep Swin22
Nearby sites: SX 64626 72268
Distance: 1.60km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 67623 71784
HER: MDV6482
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo15
Nearby sites: SX 67623 71784
Distance: 1.47km

Combestone Round House

OS Map: SX 66945 72322
HER: MDV43764
ShortName: HT:Combeston4
Nearby sites: SX 66945 72322
Distance: 0.96km

Deep Swincombe Round House

OS Map: SX 64406 72301
HER: MDV26134
ShortName: HT:Deep Swin23
Nearby sites: SX 64406 72301
Distance: 1.82km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 67419 71331
HER: MDV26265
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo16
Nearby sites: SX 67419 71331
Distance: 1.35km

Combestone Tor Round House

OS Map: SX 6697 7208
HER: MDV26237
ShortName: HT:Combeston5
Nearby sites: SX 6697 7208
Distance: 0.88km

Deep Swincombe Round House

OS Map: SX 64632 72317
HER: MDV107506
ShortName: HT:Deep Swin24
Nearby sites: SX 64632 72317
Distance: 1.61km

Combestone Tor Round House

OS Map: SX 66929 71929
ShortName: HT:Combeston6
Nearby sites: SX 66929 71929
Distance: 0.79km

Deep Swincombe Round House

OS Map: SX 64329 71905
ShortName: HT:Deep Swin25
Nearby sites: SX 64329 71905
Distance: 1.82km

Deep Swincombe Round House

OS Map: SX 64763 72268
HER: MDV107506
ShortName: HT:Deep Swin26
Nearby sites: SX 64763 72268
Distance: 1.47km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 67418 71359
HER: MDV26264
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo19
Nearby sites: SX 67418 71359
Distance: 1.34km

Deep Swincombe Round House

OS Map: SX 64742 72243
HER: MDV107506
ShortName: HT:Deep Swin27
Nearby sites: SX 64742 72243
Distance: 1.48km

Deep Swincombe Round House

OS Map: SX 64765 72272
HER: MDV107506
ShortName: HT:Deep Swin28
Nearby sites: SX 64765 72272
Distance: 1.47km

Deep Swincombe Round House

OS Map: SX 64765 72252
HER: MDV107506
ShortName: HT:Deep Swin29
Nearby sites: SX 64765 72252
Distance: 1.46km

Deep Swincombe Round House

OS Map: SX 64787 72277
HER: MDV107506
ShortName: HT:Deep Swin30
Nearby sites: SX 64787 72277
Distance: 1.45km

Deep Swincombe Round House

OS Map: SX 64807 72323
HER: MDV107506
ShortName: HT:Deep Swin31
Nearby sites: SX 64807 72323
Distance: 1.45km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 67437 71285
HER: MDV26369
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo24
Nearby sites: SX 67437 71285
Distance: 1.38km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 67305 70701
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo27
Nearby sites: SX 67305 70701
Distance: 1.58km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 67371 70688
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo28
Nearby sites: SX 67371 70688
Distance: 1.64km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 66713 71413
HER: MDV12991
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo30
Nearby sites: SX 66713 71413
Distance: 0.67km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 6742 7070
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo32
Nearby sites: SX 6742 7070
Distance: 1.67km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 67141 71227
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo33
Nearby sites: SX 67141 71227
Distance: 1.13km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 67229 71373
HER: MDV26732
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo34
Nearby sites: SX 67229 71373
Distance: 1.15km

O Brook 5 Reported Cairn

OS Map: SX 665 719
HER: MDV6410
ShortName: CN?O Brook 5
Notes: 1902 (burnard) holne moor above saddle bridge; two cairns destroyed.
Nearby sites: SX 665 719
Distance: 0.37km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 67224 71363
HER: MDV26732
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo36
Nearby sites: SX 67224 71363
Distance: 1.15km

Holne Ridge N.15 Cairn

OS Map: SX 6694 7013
HER: MDV6476
ShortName: CN:HolneRidg15
Nearby sites: SX 6694 7013
Distance: 1.83km

Holne Ridge N.16 Cairn

OS Map: SX 6681 7109
HER: MDV6506
ShortName: CN:HolneRidg16
Nearby sites: SX 6681 7109
Distance: 0.95km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 67821 70980
HER: MDV26733
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo39
Nearby sites: SX 67821 70980
Distance: 1.85km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 68032 71812
HER: MDV6483
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo40
Nearby sites: SX 68032 71812
Distance: 1.88km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 67051 71429
HER: MDV12994
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo41
Nearby sites: SX 67051 71429
Distance: 0.97km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 67121 71577
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo42
Nearby sites: SX 67121 71577
Distance: 0.99km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 66967 71635
HER: MDV26339
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo44
Nearby sites: SX 66967 71635
Distance: 0.83km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 67130 71501
HER: MDV26337
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo45
Nearby sites: SX 67130 71501
Distance: 1.02km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 67648 70497
HER: MDV26362
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo47
Nearby sites: SX 67648 70497
Distance: 1.97km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 6776 7170
HER: MDV6398
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo48
Nearby sites: SX 6776 7170
Distance: 1.61km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 67721 71698
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo49
Nearby sites: SX 67721 71698
Distance: 1.57km

Week Ford Round House

OS Map: SX 66231 72157
HER: MDV6491
ShortName: HT:Week Ford1
Nearby sites: SX 66231 72157
Distance: 0.39km

O Brook 4 Cairn

OS Map: SX 6653 7136
HER: MDV12760
ShortName: CN?O Brook 4
Notes: "a cairn 2.5m diameter, 0.4m high, in moorland. About half the circumference is kerbed, and the centre incorporates a modicum of stone, now turf-covered. Either a sepulchral feature or a solitary clearance cairn."
Nearby sites: SX 6653 7136
Distance: 0.56km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 67153 71334
HER: MDV26732
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo50
Nearby sites: SX 67153 71334
Distance: 1.10km

Week Ford Round House

OS Map: SX 66332 72562
ShortName: HT:Week Ford2
Nearby sites: SX 66332 72562
Distance: 0.81km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 67814 70829
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo51
Nearby sites: SX 67814 70829
Distance: 1.92km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 67402 71330
HER: MDV26265
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo52
Nearby sites: SX 67402 71330
Distance: 1.33km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 67104 71535
HER: MDV26337
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo53
Nearby sites: SX 67104 71535
Distance: 0.99km

Holne Ridge N.12 Cairn

OS Map: SX 66740 71078
HER: MDV12981
ShortName: CN:HolneRidg12
Nearby sites: SX 66740 71078
Distance: 0.92km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 67390 71226
HER: MDV26363
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo55
Nearby sites: SX 67390 71226
Distance: 1.36km

Venford 2 Cairn

OS Map: SX 6794 7100
HER: MDV12987
ShortName: CN:Venford 2
Notes: small cairn of boulders, 1.2m diameter, 0.4m high, turf covered. More probably of ritual origin than a clearance cairn.
Nearby sites: SX 6794 7100
Distance: 1.95km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 67269 70677
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo56
Nearby sites: SX 67269 70677
Distance: 1.57km

Venford 3 Cairn

OS Map: SX 6797 7101
HER: MDV12988
ShortName: CN:Venford 3
Notes: small turf covered cairn of boulders, 1.9m diameter, 0.3m high. More probably of ritual origin than a clearance cairn.
Nearby sites: SX 6797 7101
Distance: 1.98km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 67483 71379
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo57
Nearby sites: SX 67483 71379
Distance: 1.39km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 68117 71602
HER: MDV12976
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo58
Nearby sites: SX 68117 71602
Distance: 1.98km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 679 709
HER: MDV20247
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo62
Nearby sites: SX 679 709
Distance: 1.96km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 66856 71404
HER: MDV12992
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo65
Nearby sites: SX 66856 71404
Distance: 0.80km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 66657 71427
HER: MDV26336
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo73
Nearby sites: SX 66657 71427
Distance: 0.62km

Down Ridge E Round House

OS Map: SX 6609 7163
HER: MDV61308
ShortName: HT:Down Ridg1
Nearby sites: SX 6609 7163
Distance: 0.16km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 67119 71297
HER: MDV6479
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo74
Nearby sites: SX 67119 71297
Distance: 1.08km

Down Ridge N Round House

OS Map: SX 65656 72319
HER: MDV26351
ShortName: HT:Down Ridg2
Nearby sites: SX 65656 72319
Distance: 0.73km

Down Ridge N Round House

OS Map: SX 65681 72077
ShortName: HT:Down Ridg3
Nearby sites: SX 65681 72077
Distance: 0.56km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 68102 71630
HER: MDV12977
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo76
Nearby sites: SX 68102 71630
Distance: 1.96km

Down Ridge N Round House

OS Map: SX 65603 72108
ShortName: HT:Down Ridg4
Nearby sites: SX 65603 72108
Distance: 0.64km

Down Ridge N Round House

OS Map: SX 6493 7218
HER: MDV26144
ShortName: HT:Down Ridg5
Nearby sites: SX 6493 7218
Distance: 1.28km

Holne Moor Round House

OS Map: SX 67265 71378
ShortName: HT:Holne Moo78
Nearby sites: SX 67265 71378
Distance: 1.19km

Down Ridge N Round House

OS Map: SX 6494 7220
HER: MDV26144
ShortName: HT:Down Ridg6
Nearby sites: SX 6494 7220
Distance: 1.28km

Down Ridge N Round House

OS Map: SX 65575 72123
ShortName: HT:Down Ridg7
Nearby sites: SX 65575 72123
Distance: 0.67km

Down Ridge N Round House

OS Map: SX 65432 72360
HER: MDV27268
ShortName: HT:Down Ridg8
Nearby sites: SX 65432 72360
Distance: 0.92km

Down Ridge N Round House

OS Map: SX 653 723
HER: MDV54387
ShortName: HT:Down Ridg9
Nearby sites: SX 653 723
Distance: 1.00km

O Brook E Round House

OS Map: SX 6663 7134
HER: MDV61461
ShortName: HT:O Brook E1
Nearby sites: SX 6663 7134
Distance: 0.65km

O Brook E Round House

OS Map: SX 6668 7122
HER: MDV61474
ShortName: HT:O Brook E2
Nearby sites: SX 6668 7122
Distance: 0.77km

O Brook E Round House

OS Map: SX 6666 7125
HER: MDV61470
ShortName: HT:O Brook E3
Nearby sites: SX 6666 7125
Distance: 0.73km

O Brook E Round House

OS Map: SX 6668 7125
HER: MDV61471
ShortName: HT:O Brook E4
Nearby sites: SX 6668 7125
Distance: 0.75km

O Brook E Round House

OS Map: SX 6669 7128
HER: MDV61472
ShortName: HT:O Brook E5
Nearby sites: SX 6669 7128
Distance: 0.73km

O Brook E Round House

OS Map: SX 6670 7125
HER: MDV61475
ShortName: HT:O Brook E6
Nearby sites: SX 6670 7125
Distance: 0.76km

O Brook E Round House

OS Map: SX 6667 7121
HER: MDV61473
ShortName: HT:O Brook E7
Nearby sites: SX 6667 7121
Distance: 0.77km

O Brook E Round House

OS Map: SX 6659 7120
HER: MDV61465
ShortName: HT:O Brook E8
Nearby sites: SX 6659 7120
Distance: 0.73km

O Brook E Round House

OS Map: SX 6655 7110
HER: MDV61480
ShortName: HT:O Brook E9
Nearby sites: SX 6655 7110
Distance: 0.79km

Holne Moor Reported Cairn

OS Map: SX 6799 7145
HER: MDV6446
ShortName: CN?Holne Moo1
Grinsell: HOL 19
Notes: It is uncertain what Grinsell is referring to.
Nearby sites: SX 6799 7145
Distance: 1.87km

O Brook E Round House

OS Map: SX 6655 7105
HER: MDV61481
ShortName: HT:O Brook E10
Nearby sites: SX 6655 7105
Distance: 0.83km

Yartor Down Round House

OS Map: SX 67831 72617
HER: MDV79816
ShortName: HT:Yartor Do2
Nearby sites: SX 67831 72617
Distance: 1.88km

O Brook E Round House

OS Map: SX 6654 7122
HER: MDV61463
ShortName: HT:O Brook E11
Nearby sites: SX 6654 7122
Distance: 0.68km

Sherberton S Round House

OS Map: SX 6457 7288
HER: MDV54407
ShortName: HT:Sherberto2
Nearby sites: SX 6457 7288
Distance: 1.93km

Yartor Down Round House

OS Map: SX 67898 72626
HER: MDV6486
ShortName: HT:Yartor Do3
Nearby sites: SX 67898 72626
Distance: 1.94km

O Brook E Round House

OS Map: SX 6659 7125
HER: MDV61467
ShortName: HT:O Brook E12
Nearby sites: SX 6659 7125
Distance: 0.69km

Sherberton SW Round House

OS Map: SX 64224 72317
HER: MDV78793
ShortName: HT:Sherberto3
Nearby sites: SX 64224 72317
Distance: 2.00km

Yartor Down Round House

OS Map: SX 67368 73109
ShortName: HT:Yartor Do4
Nearby sites: SX 67368 73109
Distance: 1.81km

O Brook E Round House

OS Map: SX 6654 7125
HER: MDV61462
ShortName: HT:O Brook E13
Nearby sites: SX 6654 7125
Distance: 0.66km

Yartor Down Round House

OS Map: SX 67891 72612
HER: MDV79818
ShortName: HT:Yartor Do5
Nearby sites: SX 67891 72612
Distance: 1.93km

Aller Brook E Cist

Aller Brook E Cist

OS Map: SX 67813 71682
HER: MDV20166
Megalithic Portal: 45799
PMD: Aller Brook E.
Alternate name: Aller Brook E. Cist
ShortName: CT Aller Brk E
Butler map: 60.11
DPD page: 90
Notes: Butler Vol. 4. Map 60.11 (diagram p.181). "only the four sides of the cist remain (1.0 x 0.5m), orientated WNW. Around it are two or three flat slabs of the retaining circle but the cover stone has gone as have all traces of the mound" (Butler p. 182). Lethbridge diagram and photo bottom left p.90
Nearby sites: SX 67813 71682
Distance: 1.67km

Down Ridge Stone Circle

Down Ridge Stone Circle

OS Map: SX 65516 72084
HER: MDV6400
Megalithic Portal: 863
PMD: Down Ridge Stone Circle
ShortName: SC DownRidge
DPD page: 92
Turner: G9
Notes: Also known as Hexworthy Circle. "situated on a gentle north facing slope overlooking the valley of the River Dart. The stone circle measures 25 meters in diameter and is denoted by five upright granite slabs, standing up to 1.45 meters high, which are confined to its south western sector. A further six recumbent stones lie where they have fallen. The stone circle was partially excavated in 1904 by the Dartmoor Exploration Committee and their work revealed the original ground surface covered with charcoal. An associated outlying standing stone is located 85 meters south-east of the stone circle and survives as a triangular shaped block up to 0.86 meters high." [HER MDV6400]. For photos of this site, see: Megalithic Portal: Down Ridge - Stone Circle
Nearby sites: SX 65516 72084
Distance: 0.70km

Holne Moor Stone Ring Cairn Circle

Holne Moor Stone Ring Cairn Circle

OS Map: SX 66919 70785
HER: MDV6474
Megalithic Portal: 27342
Alternate name: Holne Ridge N.9 Stone Ring Cairn Circle
ShortName: RC HolneRidg 9
Butler map: 60.26.9
Grinsell: HOL 5
Turner: A12
Notes: "One of four cairns 310 metres south of Horn's Cross forming part of a cairn cemetery on Holne Ridge. Ring cairn measuring 19.9 metres in diameter, height 0.9 metres. Has a 4 metre wide bank standing up to 0.9 metres high surrounding an 11.9 metre diameter internal area. A stone on the inner face of the east side of the cairn has been cut by tear and feather."
Nearby sites: SX 66919 70785
Distance: 1.26km

Holne Moor Stone Row

Holne Moor Stone Row

OS Map: SX 67431 71042
HER: MDV12983
Megalithic Portal: 1981
The Stone Rows of GB: Holne Moor
PMD: Holne Moor Stone Row
ShortName: SR Holne Moor
Butler map: 60.25
DPD page: 90
Notes: "A standing stone and triple stone row lying in a secluded position, across the head of a shallow, north facing valley. It measures 147 metres long with rows on average 1.5 m apart. The stones, fifty three of which were located, have a maximum height of 0.2 m and are spaced about 1.1 m apart, each opposite the stone of the adjacent row. There is also a possible former standing stone which is now recumbent."
Nearby sites: SX 67431 71042
Distance: 1.48km

Holne Moor (N) Stone Ring Cairn Circle

OS Map: SX 6809 7162
HER: MDV26266
Megalithic Portal: 45830
ShortName: RC:HolneMoor N
Turner: A16
Notes: "Possible cairn in corner of a field." "Stone ring 9.5m diam internally, with bank 1.2m wide and 0.4m high. Joined on w side by reave (turner)." No NMR record.
Nearby sites: SX 6809 7162
Distance: 1.95km

Holne Ridge Stone Row

Holne Ridge Stone Row

OS Map: SX 66741 71080
HER: MDV61453
Megalithic Portal: 27341
The Stone Rows of GB: Holne Ridge
PMD: Holne Ridge Stone Row
Alternate name: Holne Ridge North Stone Row
ShortName: SR Holne Ridge
Butler map: 60.26
DPD page: 90
Notes: "One or two cairns and a short probably unfinished stone row lie in the north west facing hollow above Horse Ford on the O Brook. The cairn described by Authority 2 lies at the south end of the site with the surviving stones of the stone row to the north. As so few stones survive the exact form and extent of the rows is impossible to determine but there may have been as many as three parallel rows approximately 1.0 metre apart. Overlying or abutting the east row at SX 6672 7109 is a low turf covered mound 3.0 metes in diameter and 0.4 metres high. It is not clear whether this feature forms part of the monument or if it is associated with the shallow turf cuttings to the east."
Nearby sites: SX 66741 71080
Distance: 0.91km

Holne Ridge N. Cist

Holne Ridge N. Cist

OS Map: SX 66641 71138
HER: MDV12997
Megalithic Portal: 45800
PMD: Holne Ridge N.
Alternate name: Holne Ridge N.3 Cist
ShortName: CT HolneRidg 3
Butler map: 60.26.3
DPD page: 91
Notes: Butler Cist 3 Vol. 4. Map 60.26 (diagram p.195). "A probable but unusual cist is on steep well drained, NW facing slope. It utilizes the south east side of a massive slab, 1.6m long, 0.4m thick and 0.7m high, with smaller slabs 0.6m to 0.9m long and 0.2m thick, which barely project above ground level". NW of of Holne Ridge stone row. Lethbridge p.90-91, diagram p.90, photo bottom p.91
Nearby sites: SX 66641 71138
Distance: 0.81km

Holne Ridge N. (nr Stone Row) Cist

Holne Ridge N. (nr Stone Row) Cist

OS Map: SX 6673 7109
HER: MDV-1
Megalithic Portal: 45800
ShortName: CT HolneRidgSR
DPD page: 91
Notes: Located near to cairn heading fragmentary remains of Holne Ridge stone row. Lethbridge photo top of p.90-91, diagram p.90. Not listed in the HER or by Butler. Whilst this certainly looks like a genuine cist as can be seen in the photo it is almost certainly fallen stones from the stone row that are loose on the ground and happen to be arranged to give the appearance of a cist.
Nearby sites: SX 6673 7109
Distance: 0.90km

Horns Cross Stone Ring Cairn Circle

OS Map: SX 66921 71125
HER: MDV6475
Megalithic Portal: 27342
Alternate name: Holne Ridge N.6 Stone Ring Cairn Circle
ShortName: RC:HolneRidg 6
Butler map: 60.26.6
DPD page: 90
Grinsell: HOL 3
Turner: A35
Notes: "Remains of cairn; one of eight cairns forming part of a cairn cemetery on Holne Ridge. Truncated cairn, or ring cairn, gap in north-east. Diameter 14 metres, height 0.3 metres."
Nearby sites: SX 66921 71125
Distance: 1.01km

Horns Cross N. Cairn

Horns Cross N. Cairn

OS Map: SX 66941 71187
HER: MDV12975
Megalithic Portal: 27342
Alternate name: Holne Ridge N.5 Cairn
ShortName: CN HolneRidg 5
Butler map: 60.26.5
Grinsell: HOL 2
Notes: "A turf and bracken covered Bronze Age cairn forming part of a cairn cemetery on Holne Ridge. The mound measures 14 metres by 14.4 metres in diameter and standing to a height of 1.4 metres. " Butler cairn 5 map 60.15. UPDATE 03/01/2023 This record formerly linked with MDV12975 which has been deleted. Tentavively we are now linking with the record.
Nearby sites: SX 66941 71187
Distance: 0.99km

Skir Hill (Henroost) Ring Setting Cairn and Cist

Skir Hill (Henroost) Ring Setting Cairn and Cist

OS Map: SX 65104 70686
HER: MDV6507
Megalithic Portal: 45676
PMD: Skir Hill
Alternate name: Skir Hill Ring Setting Cairn and Cist
ShortName: CT Skir Hill
Butler map: 61.8
DPD page: 92
Grinsell: LYD 102
Turner: D18
Barrow Report: 24 56
Notes: DM reports it is actually located at SX 65092 70684. The author has found this site at SX 65104 70691 on 28/06/18 assisted by the grid reference given by Dave Martin (DM). "A Bronze Age cairn containing a cist located on the north east facing slope of Skir Hill 590 metres south of Skir Ford. The cairn survives as a 4.1 diameter ring of edge set slabs up to 0.5 metres high. The cist is situated slightly west of the cairns centre and survives as a 0.82 metres long by 0.52 metres wide and 0.82 metres deep stone lined pit." Formerly listed as being at SX 6517 7075 (as per literature). Butler Vol. 4. Map 61.8 (diagram p.203).
Nearby sites: SX 65104 70686
Distance: 1.51km

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