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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Fernworthy circle Alternative Name: Froggymead
Country: England County: Devon Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Chagford
Map Ref: SX65488411  Landranger Map Number: 191
Latitude: 50.641110N  Longitude: 3.903805W
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
 4 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.
 4 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
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Phillwhite visited on 18th Jun 2021 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Like most of the Dartmoor circle, it's a bit of a trek but worth it.

George998 visited on 1st Jan 2021 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3

Catrinm visited on 5th May 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Part

jeffrep visited on 20th May 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 3

graemefield visited on 8th May 2008 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3

BolshieBoris visited on 1st Jul 1997 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4

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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Ambience: 4 Access: 3.33

Fernworthy circle
Fernworthy circle submitted by postman : Setting the controls for the heart of the sun. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Stone Circle in Devon. Located in the middle of Forestry Commission land, this is a pleasant circle to visit on the way to Grey Wethers Stone Circle. It is 19.8 (65 feet) across, slightly flattened East to West, and contains twenty-seven stones that are graded in height from north to south, at which position the tallest is about 1.2m (4 feet).

It was excavated in 1897, and charcoal fragments were found throughout the circle. The circle is also known as Froggymead.

Access: Park at the end of Fernworthy reservoir and walk 3/4km uphill.

Update September 2019: This stone circle is also featured on the Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks (PDW) website - see their entries for the Fernworthy Stone Circle and the Fernworthy Ceremonial Complex.

The circle is also recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 443854 and on the Devon and Dartmoor HER as MDV6534 (Fernworthy or Froggymead Stone Circle). This site is scheduled as part of Historic England List ID 1017984 (A stone circle, known as Fernworthy Circle, three stone alignments and five cairns 425m and 525m north west of Sandeman Bridge).

For more information about the Fernworthy Stone Rows which run north and south of this stone circle, see the Stone Rows of Great Britain's entries for Fernworthy 1 (North), Fernworthy 2 (SE), and Fernworthy 3 (SW).

Note: This landscape in a clearing in the conifers is no doubt not how the setting was in prehistoric times.
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Fernworthy circle
Fernworthy circle submitted by Bladup : Fernworthy Stone circle. This Original Artwork in a glass frame is £39.99 + Postage (Just whatever it costs), and is 16 and a half cm x 11 and a half cm. A limited (to a 100) edition print in a 8" x 10" glass frame would be £19.99 + £2.90 postage, E-mail me at [email protected] if interested. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Fernworthy circle submitted by cazzyjane : Fernworthy Stone circle (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Fernworthy circle submitted by cazzyjane : Stones from Fernworthy Stone Circle (3 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Fernworthy circle submitted by Bladup : Fernworthy stone circle. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Fernworthy circle submitted by jeffrep : Fernworthy Stone Circle, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England.

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Fernworthy circle submitted by caradoc68 : SX 654 841, Fernworthy Circle. The circle was excavated by the Dartmoor Exploration Committee in 1887 who reported a layer of charcoal within the circle but no other finds. The black and white photo was taken 10 years later and shows just how much modern plantion blocks any views of the surrounding landscape. (7 comments)

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Fernworthy circle submitted by TheCaptain : A peek at Froggymeade circle through the trees

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Fernworthy circle submitted by SandyG : The stone circle forms the centre piece of a very interesting complex of ritual monuments. The scale is 1m high. View from south east.

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Fernworthy circle submitted by StoneLee : Froggymead en route to Grey Wether's Double whammy.

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Fernworthy circle submitted by Bladup : Fernworthy stone circle.

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Fernworthy circle submitted by AngieLake : Fernworthy or Froggymead/e Circle in Sept 09.

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Fernworthy circle submitted by simonsworn : From the tree cover to the east, facing west. (2 comments)

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Fernworthy circle submitted by simonsworn : View from the south. (3 comments)

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Fernworthy circle submitted by Bladup : Fernworthy circle, It's always wet but this was very wet

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Fernworthy circle submitted by Postman : Fernworthy stone circle looking south

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Fernworthy circle submitted by davidmorgan : Panoramic view of Fernworthy Circle. August 2005.

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Fernworthy circle submitted by postman : 21st March 2006, Spring Equinox, after sunrise at the Grey Wethers

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Fernworthy circle submitted by graemefield : Panoramic of Fernworthy circle

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Fernworthy circle submitted by crannog : now nestling in trees, imagination has to picture how this delightful stone circle looked on the open moor and the relationship between it and the other circles of the sacred crescent.

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Fernworthy circle submitted by mattimpey : I visited Fernworthy Stone Circle (sometimes referred to as Froggymead) two days after Halloween and found these sweet little offerings(?) in the middle of the circle. The very pretty pebble was painted on all sides. (5 comments)

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Fernworthy circle submitted by mattimpey : Fernworthy Stone Circle is in the middle of Fernworthy Forest a short walk from a small car park. Excavations here and at Grey Wethers Stone Circle in 1898 found charcoal remains which could suggest the site was once used with fire. The poor picture quality is because it was raining heavily.

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Fernworthy circle submitted by AngieLake : The almost-full moon on 13th November, rising above the fir trees around Froggymeade (or Fernworthy) Circle. The foreground stone is at approximately south east. (Taken on 'automatic' with only complimentary flash.)

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Fernworthy circle submitted by enkidu41 : SX 655841 This circle is part of a complex of sites including stone rows and cairns which are somewhat ruinous. The amount of space allotted by the Forestry Commission has thankfully increased in recent years but the other sites in the complex are still difficult to find.

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Fernworthy circle submitted by Bunnyhugger : Detail of Fernworthy (Froggymead) circle

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Re: Fernworthy Circle as described by R. Hansford Worth by AngieLake on Tuesday, 21 August 2012
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Taken from an A5 booklet 'The Stone Rows of Dartmoor. Part 1' by R. Hansford Worth. "[Reprinted from The Transactions of the Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art, 1946. Vol. lxxviii pp. 285-315.]" This publication had no 'copyright' refs.

Hansford Worth's descriptions of the rows are listed under their nearest river or watershed area. [In this case 'South Teign'.]

"The Fernworthy Group consists of two fairly well preserved double rows, and the remnant of another. It is unusual in that a stone circle (as opposed to a retaining circle) is more closely associated with the rows than in any other group. A plan is needed to supplement the written description; see plate 38."

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"Seventy-two feet north from the centre of the cairn is the centre of a stone circle 64’-6” internal diameter. This circle is very nearly complete, with 26 stones standing and only four missing. In 1898 the circle was examined, nothing being found except charcoal lying on the surface of the calm or growan; there was no trace of any burial.
The position of the stone circle is, Devon, 6 inch O.S., lxxxix, S.E., lon. 3⁰-54’-9”, lat. 50⁰-38’-26 ½ “."

(Am unsure what 'calm' or 'growan' mean. Angie.)
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    Re: Fernworthy Circle as described by R. Hansford Worth by AngieLake on Wednesday, 22 August 2012
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    'Growan': means a type of decomposed granite. (Found on a Devon dialect website.)
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Fernworthy circle by Anonymous on Monday, 11 August 2008
Fernworthy Stone Circles are set against the majestic backdrop of some of Dartmoor's highest peaks, in a beautiful forest spot amidst some 1,400 acres of stunning woodland scenery. A reservoir lies close-by, man made but extremely picturesque, and quite in keeping with the natural charm and beauty of the area. The reservoir is fed by crystal clear streams tumbling from the high granite peaks. While further on into the forest is a wonderland of wild flowers and herbs. Not much disturbs the peace of this lovely spot, save for the call of birds. It is here you can see a group of pre-historic hut circles. These are not as grand as those to be seen at Stonehenge, but they are certainly worth seeing. Some say that these were inhabited around 4,000 years ago by the Beaker people.
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Re: Fernworthy by ocifant on Monday, 07 June 2004
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To see how the main circle looked in 1907, search for 'fernworthy' on the francis frith web site - a useful resource for seeing how places were a hundred years or so ago.
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Re: Fernworthy by enkidu41 on Monday, 07 June 2004
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The circle is part of a group of monuments including three stone rows and five cairns and must have been a ceremonial centre to rival those of Merrivale and Shovel Down. In the light of this the space grudgingly allotted by the Forestry Commission is a lot less than the complex deserves.
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Re: Fernworthy by Bunnyhugger on Friday, 08 August 2003
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We walked in the pouring rain to find Froggymead, and even in that weather it was a little haven of calm and beauty. The man-made forest does detract a little, but I found the stones to be very welcoming.
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