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<< Our Photo Pages >> Merrivale NW - Stone Circle in England in Devon

Submitted by thecaptain on Sunday, 07 November 2004  Page Views: 4262

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Merrivale NW Alternative Name: Merrivale cairn 8; Turner B2; Butler (V3 44.8.8); Grinsell Walkhampton 1
Country: England County: Devon Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Princetown  Nearest Village: Merrivale
Map Ref: SX55307475
Latitude: 50.554550N  Longitude: 4.044033W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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Merrivale NW
Merrivale NW submitted by thecaptain : Just to the south of the western end of the Merrivale southern avenue are the remains of a once large cairn with retaining circle. The stones from this cairn were removed in 1851 to mend the road, leaving just a circle of uneven ground, with a few slabs remaining in an outer bank. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairn circle, part of the Merrivale complex on western Dartmoor, in Devon.

This was once a large cairn with diameter about 20 metres and a retaining kerb, but most of the stones were removed to repair the road in 1851. What is now left is a circle of uneven ground with a few stone slabs in an outer bank. Remains of an inner ring and pit can be seen.

Update November 2019: This cairn is featured on the Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks (PDW) website - see their entry for the Merrivale Embanked Cairn Circle and Cist, which tells us: "The excavation of 1851 seems to have been thorough, completely destroying structural remains of both the cairn and the 'cist or inner circle'. There is now a circular turf covered area, 18.0m. in diameter, with random stones protruding through the surface. Off centre there is a hollow, 7.0m. by 4.0m. and 0.5m. deep".

The cairn is also recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 440041, as MDV4997 (Remains of a ring cairn, Merrivale) on the Devon and Dartmoor HER, and scheduled as part of Historic England List Entry No. 1013429 (Three stone alignments, ten cairns, three stone hut circles and a length of the Great Western Reave on Longash Common).
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Merrivale NW
Merrivale NW submitted by Bladup : Merrivale NW The central cairn circle (Vote or comment on this photo)

Merrivale NW
Merrivale NW submitted by Bladup : The large Merrivale NW, An important and often overlooked part of the complex (Vote or comment on this photo)

Merrivale NW
Merrivale NW submitted by Bladup : Merrivale NW, The central cairn circle (Vote or comment on this photo)

Merrivale NW
Merrivale NW submitted by Bladup : The outside bank at the large Merrivale NW (Vote or comment on this photo)

Merrivale NW
Merrivale NW submitted by Bladup : You can still see a slight bank at the large Merrivale NW, On the right is the central cairn circle (Vote or comment on this photo)

Merrivale NW
Merrivale NW submitted by Bladup : What looked like a remaining sideslab of a cist is to be found between the large cairn circle of Merrivale NW and Merrivale SW row 3, The Southern Stone Row is visible in the background

Merrivale NW
Merrivale NW submitted by Bladup : A small cairn found just to the South of the large cairn circle called Merrivale NW, In the background on the right Merrivale Menhir can just be seen

Merrivale NW
Merrivale NW submitted by Bladup : A small cairn found just to the South of the large cairn circle called Merrivale NW

Merrivale NW
Merrivale NW submitted by Bladup : Merrivale NW, An outlier to this large cairn circle (In the background)

Merrivale NW
Merrivale NW submitted by Bladup : Merrivale NW, The Green grass patch is this large monument (1 comment)

Merrivale NW
Merrivale NW submitted by Bladup : The large Merrivale NW

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 50m S 178° Cairn south of Stone Row B (Merrivale)* Cairn (SX553747)
 94m E 82° Merrivale SW row 3* Stone Row / Alignment (SX5539474761)
 95m NNE 14° Merrivale N circle* Stone Circle (SX5532674841)
 102m ENE 77° Merrivale Centre S* Cairn (SX55407477)
 130m SSE 156° Merrivale circle* Stone Circle (SX55357463)
 131m E 80° Merrivale Centre N* Cairn (SX55437477)
 155m ENE 73° Merrivale North Row* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SX55457479)
 158m ESE 107° Merrivale Stone Slabs 1 and 2* Stone Row / Alignment (SX55457470)
 165m SSE 161° Merrivale 5* Stone Row / Alignment (SX5534974592)
 166m SSE 163° Merrivale 6* Stone Row / Alignment (SX5534474590)
 171m SSE 158° Merrivale Menhir* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SX55367459)
 173m SSE 160° Merrivale row 4* Stone Row / Alignment (SX5535674586)
 175m SSE 155° Merrivale Second Menhir and Cairn* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SX55377459)
 181m E 82° Merrivale* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SX55487477)
 190m E 85° Merrivale Cists* Burial Chamber or Dolmen (SX5549074762)
 247m ENE 74° Merrivale NE circle* Stone Circle (SX55547481)
 261m E 82° Merrivale Centre Row* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SX55567478)
 339m NE 46° Merrivale settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX5555174979)
 1.0km SSE 156° King's Tor* Rock Outcrop (SX557738)
 1.1km ESE 104° Yellowmeade Farm* Cairn (SX56357446)
 1.1km WSW 250° Vixen Tor* Cist (SX5424074392)
 1.9km WSW 254° Windy Post Cross* Ancient Cross (SX53437428)
 2.0km W 263° Barn Hill Cairn (SX53337458)
 2.0km NE 52° Mis Tor Farm Cairn (SX56927594)
 2.1km NNW 330° Roos Tor Rocks* Rock Outcrop (SX543766)
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