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<< Our Photo Pages >> White Hill, Devon - Ancient Village or Settlement in England in Devon

Submitted by graemefield on Monday, 11 August 2014  Page Views: 2620

Multi-periodSite Name: White Hill, Devon
Country: England County: Devon Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Okehampton  Nearest Village: Belstone
Map Ref: SX628906
Latitude: 50.698814N  Longitude: 3.944093W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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.
1 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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White Hill, Devon
White Hill, Devon submitted by graemefield : Large hut circle within enclosure. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Bronze Age settlement in Devon

Remains of a Bronze age settlement including enclosures and many hut circles. About 1 km from the Whitmoor stone and circle.

Update December 2019: This settlement is featured on the Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks (PDW) website - see their entry for the White Hill Enclosed Settlement. The settlement is also recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 444169, as MDV6887 (Group of hut settlements and enclosures on White Hill) on the Devon and Dartmoor HER, and scheduled as part of Historic England List Entry No. 1015760 (A prehistoric settlement complex, length of reave, tin streamwork and stamping mill on the western slopes of Cosdon Hill).
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White Hill, Devon
White Hill, Devon submitted by graemefield : Enclosure and ruins of White hill. (Vote or comment on this photo)

White Hill, Devon
White Hill, Devon submitted by graemefield : More ruins of White hill. (Vote or comment on this photo)

White Hill, Devon
White Hill, Devon submitted by graemefield : Hut circle. (Vote or comment on this photo)

White Hill, Devon
White Hill, Devon submitted by graemefield : Remains of a hut circle. (Vote or comment on this photo)

White Hill, Devon
White Hill, Devon submitted by graemefield : Hut Circles

White Hill, Devon
White Hill, Devon submitted by graemefield : A hut circle within the White hill Enclosure

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 1.1km SSE 153° White Moor Down* Stone Circle (SX63288961)
 1.2km SSE 153° White Moor Cairn* Cairn (SX6330289534)
 1.2km NE 41° Cosdon Hill Summit Cairns* Cairn (SX63619149)
 1.3km SSE 152° White Moor Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SX6335289476)
 1.8km NE 56° Cosdon Hill Cairn Circle* Stone Circle (SX64339159)
 1.8km NE 56° Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SX64349159)
 1.8km WNW 292° Winter Tor* Cist (SX6110291335)
 2.0km NNE 16° Cosdon Hill cairn 9* Round Cairn (SX63419250)
 2.1km NNE 16° Sticklepath stone circle* Stone Circle (SX63439264)
 2.4km WNW 302° Belstone Common Cairns* Cairn (SX6077491956)
 2.5km SE 142° Buttern W* Stone Circle (SX643886)
 2.5km WSW 243° Oke Tor* Stone Row / Alignment (SX605895)
 2.5km NE 40° Eight Rocks* Stone Circle (SX645925)
 2.7km NW 324° Nine Stones (Belstone)* Stone Circle (SX6123192844)
 2.8km NNW 330° Watchet Hill Cairn* Cairn (SX6147293042)
 3.0km E 85° Throwleigh Common prehistoric settlement and field system* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX65779078)
 3.0km NNW 343° Holy Well (Belstone)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SX6202393468)
 3.0km SE 133° Buttern E* Stone Circle (SX6493988475)
 3.0km NNW 342° Belstone Ring Cross* Ancient Cross (SX6192793500)
 3.1km E 96° Higher Shilstone Hut Circle* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX659902)
 3.1km SE 129° Buttern Hill Possible Menhir* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SX6518688544)
 3.3km NE 36° South Zeal Stone Row* Stone Row / Alignment (SX648932)
 3.4km SE 125° Buttern Hill Hut Circle* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX655886)
 3.4km NE 41° Ramsley Stone Row / Alignment (SX651931)
 3.5km ESE 117° Gidleigh North Chambered Tomb (SX6586688971)
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