Dartmoor Resource: Search for Sites Nearby

Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks, walking the Stone Rows and Stone Circles of Dartmoor

Prehistoric sites within 2km of SX 68047 74409

Guidance for walkers: The monuments featured in this database are archaeological treasures and need to be protected and preserved - please do not disturb any sites. Please check access and firing times before visiting sites, not all sites listed are on open access land. Firing ranges and boundaries of open access areas are marked on the OL28 OS Dartmoor Explorer map. Please stick to the country code and consider giving support to the numerous agencies that help to keep Dartmoor a fabulous natural and historic environment!

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.

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 68047 74409

Sherwell Round House

OS Map: SX 68174 74863
HER: MDV6455
ShortName: HT:Sherwell2
Nearby sites: SX 68174 74863
Distance: 0.47km

Yartor Down Round House

OS Map: SX 67810 72663
HER: MDV79815
ShortName: HT:Yartor Do6
Nearby sites: SX 67810 72663
Distance: 1.76km

Sherwell Round House

OS Map: SX 68262 74825
HER: MDV6456
ShortName: HT:Sherwell3
Nearby sites: SX 68262 74825
Distance: 0.47km

Yartor Down Round House

OS Map: SX 67449 72672
HER: MDV6487
ShortName: HT:Yartor Do7
Nearby sites: SX 67449 72672
Distance: 1.84km

Sherwell Round House

OS Map: SX 68266 74788
HER: MDV6456
ShortName: HT:Sherwell4
Nearby sites: SX 68266 74788
Distance: 0.44km

Yartor Down Round House

OS Map: SX 67688 72644
HER: MDV79814
ShortName: HT:Yartor Do8
Nearby sites: SX 67688 72644
Distance: 1.80km

Sherwell Round House

OS Map: SX 68172 74869
HER: MDV26345
ShortName: HT:Sherwell5
Nearby sites: SX 68172 74869
Distance: 0.48km

Yartor Down Round House

OS Map: SX 67524 72979
HER: MDV26250
ShortName: HT:Yartor Do9
Nearby sites: SX 67524 72979
Distance: 1.52km

Sherwell Round House

OS Map: SX 68087 74898
HER: MDV26347
ShortName: HT:Sherwell6
Nearby sites: SX 68087 74898
Distance: 0.49km

Yartor Down Round House

OS Map: SX 67523 72698
HER: MDV6487
ShortName: HT:Yartor Do10
Nearby sites: SX 67523 72698
Distance: 1.79km

Sherwell Round House

OS Map: SX 68224 74465
HER: MDV6457
ShortName: HT:Sherwell7
Nearby sites: SX 68224 74465
Distance: 0.19km

Yartor Down Round House

OS Map: SX 67525 72690
HER: MDV6487
ShortName: HT:Yartor Do11
Nearby sites: SX 67525 72690
Distance: 1.80km

Sherwell Round House

OS Map: SX 68246 74803
HER: MDV6456
ShortName: HT:Sherwell8
Nearby sites: SX 68246 74803
Distance: 0.44km

Yartor Down Round House

OS Map: SX 67539 72926
HER: MDV16717
ShortName: HT:Yartor Do12
Nearby sites: SX 67539 72926
Distance: 1.57km

Sherwell Round House

OS Map: SX 68047 74409
ShortName: HT:Sherwell9
Nearby sites: SX 68047 74409
Distance: 0.00km

Yartor Down Round House

OS Map: SX 67566 73039
ShortName: HT:Yartor Do13
Nearby sites: SX 67566 73039
Distance: 1.45km

Yartor Down Round House

OS Map: SX 68162 72596
HER: MDV26477
ShortName: HT:Yartor Do14
Nearby sites: SX 68162 72596
Distance: 1.82km

Yartor Down Round House

OS Map: SX 67793 72671
HER: MDV79821
ShortName: HT:Yartor Do15
Nearby sites: SX 67793 72671
Distance: 1.76km

Yartor Down Round House

OS Map: SX 68134 72703
HER: MDV79750
ShortName: HT:Yartor Do16
Nearby sites: SX 68134 72703
Distance: 1.71km

Yartor Down Round House

OS Map: SX 67672 72728
HER: MDV79813
ShortName: HT:Yartor Do17
Nearby sites: SX 67672 72728
Distance: 1.72km

Yartor Down Round House

OS Map: SX 67462 73020
ShortName: HT:Yartor Do18
Nearby sites: SX 67462 73020
Distance: 1.51km

Riddon Ridge Round House

OS Map: SX 6701 7602
HER: MDV64229
ShortName: HT:Riddon Ri2
Nearby sites: SX 6701 7602
Distance: 1.92km

Sherberton Common Stone Row Reported Cist

OS Map: SX 691 732
HER: MDV6426
PMD: Sherberton Common Stone Row
ShortName: CT?Sherberto3
Butler map: 11.6
Grinsell: WID 22
Notes: NGR taken from NMR. Grinsell gives location SX 691739. Destroyed by 1897
Nearby sites: SX 691 732
Distance: 1.60km

Yar Tor S. Reported Cairn

OS Map: SX 6795 7358
HER: MDV16724
ShortName: CNxYar Tor S
Butler map: 14.9
Notes: Butler refers to this as a hut circle but lists as a cairn. It is clearly a hut circle. HER 16724
Nearby sites: SX 6795 7358
Distance: 0.83km

Yar Tor N.E.1 Cairn

OS Map: SX 6800 7416
HER: MDV14377
ShortName: CN:Yar Tor N1
Butler map: 14.11
Grinsell: WID 19
Nearby sites: SX 6800 7416
Distance: 0.25km

Yar Tor E.1 Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 6815 7384
HER: MDV21514
ShortName: CN?Yar Tor E1
Butler map: 14.11.1
Grinsell: WID 21a
Notes: HER 21514 includes two possibe cairs, maybe clearance cairns. WID 21a and WID 21b
Nearby sites: SX 6815 7384
Distance: 0.58km

Yar Tor E.2 Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 6815 7383
HER: MDV21514
ShortName: CN?Yar Tor E2
Butler map: 14.11.2
Grinsell: WID 21b
Notes: HER 21514 includes two possibe cairs, maybe clearance cairns. WID 21a and WID 21b
Nearby sites: SX 6815 7383
Distance: 0.59km

Sherwell Reported Cairn

OS Map: SX 6838 7455
ShortName: CN?Sherwell1
Butler map: 15.1
Notes: Butler: "A small cairn lies within a neighbouring field, obviously trenched with the stones thrown downhill". Not listed on NMR or HER.
Nearby sites: SX 6838 7455
Distance: 0.36km

Yar Tor Reported Cairn

OS Map: SX 67868 73945
HER: MDV6434
ShortName: CN:Yar Tor1
Grinsell: WID 20a
Barrow Report: 56
Notes: RHW claims remains of cairn built on summit of of tor. Worth 1937a, 81. Most likely a duplicate of WID 20.
Nearby sites: SX 67868 73945
Distance: 0.50km

Yar Tor (SE of) Clearance Cairn

OS Map: SX 6815 7381
HER: MDV21514
ShortName: CN?Yar Tor SE
Grinsell: WID 21c
Nearby sites: SX 6815 7381
Distance: 0.61km

Corndon Tor 2 Cairn

OS Map: SX 68601 74158
HER: MDV16727
ShortName: CN:Corndon T2
Butler map: 15.4.2
Grinsell: WID 18
Barrow Report: 56 62
Notes: North of sunmmit
Nearby sites: SX 68601 74158
Distance: 0.61km

Corndon Tor S. Reported Cairn

OS Map: SX 6847 7393
ShortName: CN?Corndon T3
Butler map: 15.4.3
Notes: Crossing mentions this cairn. Not traceable.
Nearby sites: SX 6847 7393
Distance: 0.64km

Corndon Down 1 Cairn

OS Map: SX 68678 74766
HER: MDV6385
ShortName: CN:Corndon D1
Butler map: 15.5.1
Grinsell: WID 17
Barrow Report: 56 62
Notes: NMR B
Nearby sites: SX 68678 74766
Distance: 0.72km

Corndon Down 2 Cairn

OS Map: SX 68579 74731
HER: MDV6386
ShortName: CN:Corndon D2
Butler map: 15.5.2
Grinsell: WID 16
Barrow Report: 56 62
Notes: NMR A
Nearby sites: SX 68579 74731
Distance: 0.62km

Lower Cator Cairn

OS Map: SX 68408 75803
ShortName: CN?Lower Cat1
Butler map: 17.2
Notes: Butler. "A cairn, with a trench across the centre, lies at the middle of a field between these huts, trimmed to a pear shape by ploughing around the edges". There is a possible mound visible in Google Earth at SX 68408 75803
Nearby sites: SX 68408 75803
Distance: 1.44km

Yar Tor N.E.2 Reported Cairn

OS Map: SX 6817 7414
HER: MDV6458
ShortName: CNxYar Tor N2
Grinsell: WID 25
Notes: The remains of a despoiled hut circle on the saddle of ground between Yar Tor and Corndon Tor .
Nearby sites: SX 6817 7414
Distance: 0.30km

Laughter Hole S Round House

OS Map: SX 6652 7508
HER: MDV53019
ShortName: HT:Laughter 8
Nearby sites: SX 6652 7508
Distance: 1.67km

East Shallowford Round House

OS Map: SX 6981 7518
HER: MDV29844
ShortName: HT:East Shal1
Nearby sites: SX 6981 7518
Distance: 1.92km

East Shallowford Round House

OS Map: SX 69152 75343
HER: MDV26152
ShortName: HT:East Shal2
Nearby sites: SX 69152 75343
Distance: 1.45km

East Shallowford Round House

OS Map: SX 69693 75442
ShortName: HT:East Shal3
Nearby sites: SX 69693 75442
Distance: 1.94km

East Shallowford Round House

OS Map: SX 6973 7542
HER: MDV26150
ShortName: HT:East Shal4
Nearby sites: SX 6973 7542
Distance: 1.96km

East Shallowford Round House

OS Map: SX 69475 75315
HER: MDV26199
ShortName: HT:East Shal5
Nearby sites: SX 69475 75315
Distance: 1.69km

East Shallowford Round House

OS Map: SX 6951 7535
HER: MDV53015
ShortName: HT:East Shal6
Nearby sites: SX 6951 7535
Distance: 1.74km

Sharp Tor E Round House

OS Map: SX 68903 72933
HER: MDV28606
ShortName: HT:Sharp Tor13
Nearby sites: SX 68903 72933
Distance: 1.71km

Sharp Tor N Round House

OS Map: SX 68361 73327
ShortName: HT:Sharp Tor14
Nearby sites: SX 68361 73327
Distance: 1.13km

Sharp Tor N Round House

OS Map: SX 68498 73282
HER: MDV6444
ShortName: HT:Sharp Tor15
Nearby sites: SX 68498 73282
Distance: 1.21km

Sharp Tor N Round House

OS Map: SX 68472 73288
HER: MDV6444
ShortName: HT:Sharp Tor16
Nearby sites: SX 68472 73288
Distance: 1.20km