<< Our Photo Pages >> Riders Rings - Ancient Village or Settlement in England in Devon
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Multi-periodSite Name: Riders RingsCountry: England County: Devon Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Ivybridge / Buckfastleigh Nearest Village: Didworthy / Higher Combe
Map Ref: SX6788964294
Latitude: 50.463552N Longitude: 3.86272W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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The largest and most important pound in the Avon Valley. Situated on the eastern slope of Zeal Plains. It is best regarded as being two contiguous pounds, of which it would appear that the south west member was constructed first, while the north east member was added as a later extension. The two pounds together cover an area of over six acres and enclose some three dozen hut-circles. See also: NMR record SX 66 SE 2 (Monument No. 441742) and HER record 5767.
Update November 2019: This settlement is featured on the Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks (PDW) website - see their entry for the Riders Rings Enclosed Settlement. In addition to the Pastscape and Devon and Dartmoor HER links given above, the site is also scheduled as Historic England List Entry No. 1002502 (Riders Rings (The Rings)).
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