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<< Our Photo Pages >> Shaugh Moor Circle - Stone Circle in England in Devon

Submitted by thecaptain on Thursday, 04 November 2004  Page Views: 6447

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Shaugh Moor Circle
Country: England County: Devon Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Plymouth  Nearest Village: Lee Moor
Map Ref: SX554634  Landranger Map Number: 202
Latitude: 50.452569N  Longitude: 4.038224W
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.
 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
 4
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Shaugh Moor circle
Shaugh Moor circle submitted by thecaptain : At the upper end of the stone row, not much remains of the cairn, but a few stones can be identified of its surrounding circle. (Vote or comment on this photo)
At the upper end of the stone row, not much remains of the cairn, but a few stones can be identified of its surrounding circle.

Circle diameter: 39 feet, Number of stones: ?
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Contributor Bio for thecaptain: Based in Beeracres, near Bristol, contributing since 2003. Favourite site: Avebury/Boscawen un / The. Occupation: Retired aircraft design engineer.

Shaugh Moor circle
Shaugh Moor circle submitted by AngieLake : A prehistoric hut circle, forming part of an extensive group of remains on an area of Shaugh Moor, which was saved from destruction during the tipping of clay waste. Photographed in about 1960, looking north over Brisworthy to Peek Hill. (c) R. J. Westlake, Sayer Collection. From: 'A Dartmoor Century 1883-1983. One hundred years of the Dartmoor Preservation Association.' (Vote or comment on this photo)

Shaugh Moor circle
Shaugh Moor circle submitted by Andy B : Circle of stones once surrounding the cairn at the head of the stone row. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Shaugh Moor Circle
Shaugh Moor Circle submitted by Bladup : Shaugh Moor Circle, Two of the circle stones (The broken large one would have once been a big circle stone), The stone in the background is the last stone at the southern end of the row before the circle (Vote or comment on this photo)

Shaugh Moor Circle
Shaugh Moor Circle submitted by Bladup : Shaugh Moor Circle, Showing 3 of the circle stones (Vote or comment on this photo)

Shaugh Moor Circle
Shaugh Moor Circle submitted by Bladup : Shaugh Moor Circle, 2 more circle stones, The broken large stone would have been a big circle stone (Vote or comment on this photo)

Shaugh Moor Circle
Shaugh Moor Circle submitted by Bladup : Shaugh Moor Circle, Showing the arc of 3 of the circle stones

Shaugh Moor circle
Shaugh Moor circle submitted by Bladup : The cairn circle just to the east and level with the middle of the stone row at Shaugh Moor.

Shaugh Moor circle
Shaugh Moor circle submitted by Bladup : Shaugh Moor circle at the south end of the row.

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Re: Shaugh Moor Circle by Anonymous on Monday, 16 July 2018
I have some intriguing survey results for this ring, I am not sure if Facebook links work here ? But you can find out more about this and some other interesting survey results for other exising sites and some new ones I have discovered on my page at Dartmoor Stone Rows and Ting on Facebook.



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