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Sharpitor NW single row
Date Added: 3rd Feb 2023
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 28th Nov 2017. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Sharpitor NW single row submitted by Brian Byng on 7th Feb 2002. Sharpitor NW single row, looking northeast
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Log Text: The Sharpitor NW Stone Rows are easily visited by parking at SX 55707 70679, adjacent to a pool S of the B3212. The stones are mostly small and hidden under the moorland vegetation. The rows are delineated by a few exposed stones.
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn S
Date Added: 12th Mar 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 1st Dec 2017. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn S submitted by markj99 on 3rd Feb 2021. Stalldown Stone Row Cairn S.
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Log Text: There are two main difficulties in visiting Stalldown Row and its associated cairns:
1. Navigating the maze of narrow roads to Stall Moor.
2. Finding a safe place to park up safely close to Stall Moor
Once you have completed these two tasks the walk to Stalldown Stone Row is a picnic.
Stalldown Ring Cairn Circle
Date Added: 12th Mar 2023
Site Type: Ring Cairn
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 1st Dec 2017. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Stalldown Ring Cairn Circle submitted by Bladup on 17th Dec 2021. Stalldown Ring Cairn looking West, Some of the stones of Stalldon Stone Row are just visible on the little hillock in the photo's middle distance
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Log Text: There are two main difficulties in visiting Stalldown Row and its associated cairns:
1. Navigating the maze of narrow roads to Stall Moor.
2. Finding a safe place to park up safely close to Stall Moor
Once you have completed these two tasks the walk to Stalldown Stone Row is a picnic.
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn E
Date Added: 12th Mar 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 1st Dec 2017. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn E submitted by markj99 on 3rd Feb 2021. Stalldown Stone Row Cairn E lies in open moorland.
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Log Text: There are two main difficulties in visiting Stalldown Row and its associated cairns:
1. Navigating the maze of narrow roads to Stall Moor.
2. Finding a safe place to park up safely close to Stall Moor
Once you have completed these two tasks the walk to Stalldown Stone Row is a picnic.
Stalldown Cairn Circle
Date Added: 12th Mar 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 1st Dec 2017. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Stalldown Cairn Circle submitted by davep on 8th Nov 2019. The cairn in the middle of Stalldown Stone Row. From the Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks (PDW) page for Stalldown Cairn Circle.
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Log Text: There are two main difficulties in visiting Stalldown Row and its associated cairns:
1. Navigating the maze of narrow roads to Stall Moor.
2. Finding a safe place to park up safely close to Stall Moor
Once you have completed these two tasks the walk to Stalldown Stone Row is a picnic.
Stalldown North
Date Added: 12th Mar 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 1st Dec 2017. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Stalldown North submitted by Anne T on 8th Oct 2016. The Stalldown North Platform Cairn Circle and Cist, submitted on behalf of Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks.
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Log Text: There are two main difficulties in visiting Stalldown Row and its associated cairns:
1. Navigating the maze of narrow roads to Stall Moor.
2. Finding a safe place to park up safely close to Stall Moor
Once you have completed these two tasks the walk to Stalldown Stone Row is a picnic.
Stalldon Row
Date Added: 12th Mar 2023
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 1st Dec 2017. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Stalldon Row submitted by thecaptain on 22nd Sep 2006. The northern end of the row has 4 wonderful large (2 metres plus) stones still standing, which can be seen from miles away all over the southern moor, and look in many ways like walkers on the hilltop.
Seen here looking to the north, the wild moorland stretches off into the distance.
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Log Text: There are two main difficulties in visiting Stalldown Row and its associated cairns:
1. Navigating the maze of narrow roads to Stall Moor.
2. Finding a safe place to park up safely close to Stall Moor
Once you have completed these two tasks the walk to Stalldown Stone Row is a picnic.
Elburton Cross
Date Added: 14th Nov 2023
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jun 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
Elburton Cross submitted by markj99 on 18th Jun 2023. Elburton Cross viewed from WSW.
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Log Text: It is easy to park up and visit this anomalous remnant of a cross in Elburton. Progress has destroyed most of these ancient crosses.
Burford Down (Tristis Rock)
Date Added: 2nd May 2025
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Sep 2020. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Burford Down (Tristis Rock) submitted by Bladup on 9th Dec 2017. Burford Down (Tristis Rock) cairn circle and cist, showing the remaining sideslab of the cist.
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Log Text: There is likely to be a relationship between this ruined cairn with a central cist and the stone row which starts c. 100 yards W with a cairn circle.
Cosdon Hill Cairn Circle
Date Added: 13th Jul 2025
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 31st Aug 2020. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 2
Cosdon Hill Cairn Circle submitted by TheCaptain on 10th Jun 2004. Cosdon Hill Cairn Circle, Dartmoor, Devon SX643916
On a flatter shelf of land on the eastern side of Cosdon Hill are the splendid remains of a cairn and treble stone row.
The remains of the cairn at the uphill end of the rows is approx 8 metres in diameter, and has been substantially messed about with. Despite this, there are the clear remains of a double cist in the centre of the cairn, the downhill one of which still has its capstone largely in place. Several stones also remain in place...
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Log Text: It is quite a steep walk up Cosdon Hill to this outstanding triple stone row. The stones are not very tall but this impressive monument is well worth a visit. The cairn at the W end is ruined but there are remains of a double cist in the centre.
Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows
Date Added: 13th Jul 2025
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 31st Aug 2020. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 2
Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows submitted by TheCaptain on 10th Jun 2004. Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows, Dartmoor, Devon SX643917
The three parallel rows run off down the hillside from the cairn in an easterly direction, for a distance of at least 140 metres. Each of the rows has a large slab placed across the rows at its end by the cairn. The rows are not straight, and curve slightly south and then to the north down the hill.
A smashing place to while away some time.
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Log Text: It is quite a steep walk up Cosdon Hill to this outstanding triple stone row. The stones are not very tall but this impressive monument is well worth a visit. The cairn at the W end is ruined but there are remains of a double cist in the centre.
Cuckoo Rock (Dartmoor)
Date Added: 25th Jul 2025
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 29th Nov 2017. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
Cuckoo Rock (Dartmoor) submitted by John_A on 14th Jun 2023. Cuckoo Rock cupmarks Dartmoor close up
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Log Text: The Cuckoo Rock is not easy to find, requiring a c. 1 mile walk from Norseworthy Bridge Car Park at Burrator Reservoir. The natural boulder is located on the W slope of Combshead Tor in a rock outcrop. Cuckoo Rock is the tallest stone in this outcrop reaching c. 20 feet high narrowing to a point at the summit. There are possible cup marks carved on the W face of the boulder. Directions to the stone are available on the main page.
Down Tor cairn
Date Added: 30th Aug 2025
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 29th Nov 2017. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Down Tor cairn submitted by TheCaptain on 21st Nov 2010. About 50 metres to the northwest of the beautiful cairn circle, around the edge of the hillside, is the remains of another cairn, 14 metre diameter and more than a metre high. There are no signs of any kerb stones or structure within the cairn.
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Log Text: It would be easy to miss this ruined cairn due to its proximity to the more impressive cairn on the WSW end of the stone row: it's always a good idea for antiquarians to investigate any suspicious mounds to avoid missing out.
Down Tor circle
Date Added: 30th Aug 2025
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 29th Nov 2017. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
Down Tor circle submitted by TheCaptain on 27th Sep 2010. Hingstone Hill or Down Tor circle and row. Late afternoon, September 26 2010
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Log Text: There is an impressive complete kerb circle round a cairn making a perfect full stop on the WSW end of the stone row.
Down Tor stone row
Date Added: 30th Aug 2025
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 29th Nov 2017. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
Down Tor stone row submitted by TimPrevett on 10th Jun 2002. This is where it all began for me: Down Tor, on Dartmoor. A chance encounter on a beautiful day and night with an awesome stone circle and row. This is where the stones bug bit me! Taken with a simple automatic 35mm camera.
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Log Text: The majority of the stones are not tall but this stone row set in isolated moorland has a tremendous presence in this bleak landscape. It is the pick of the multiple sites concentrated in this area.
Narrator Brookhead Enclosure
Date Added: 30th Aug 2025
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 29th Nov 2017. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 2
Narrator Brookhead Enclosure submitted by TheCaptain on 21st Nov 2010. There is an opening in the southeastern part of the walling, marked with large upright slabs, and facing directly towards the large cairn.
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Log Text: The mystery of this enclosure is increased by its proximity to several cairns and a stone row. The quiet isolation of the site is in contrast to the importance of this area in the Bronze Age as suggested by multiple sites and settlements.
Narrator Brookhead Cairn
Date Added: 30th Aug 2025
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 29th Nov 2017. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 2
Narrator Brookhead Cairn submitted by TheCaptain on 22nd Nov 2010. This is a big old cairn about 20 metres in diameter, and up to 2 metres high.
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Log Text: Narrator Brookhead Cairn is a different animal to the kerb cairn on the WSW end of Down Tor Stone Row. It is a substantial mound retaining a covering of original stones. It is probable that it has been robbed to construct the enclosure c. 75 yards WSW. There is an intriguing recumbent stone c. 6 feet long located c. 15 yards NW of the cairn.
Andle Stone (Stanton Moor)
Date Added: 10th Apr 2021
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jan 2009. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Andle Stone (Stanton Moor) submitted by PaulM on 1st Sep 2001. The Andle Stone, near Doll Tor Stone Circle, Stanton Moor, Derbyshire GR: SK241630
The Andle Stone or Oundle Stone is a dominating outcrop of sandstone, standing alone in the middle of a field, surrounded by a dry-stone wall and a mass of rhododendrons. Approximately 5m high by 4.5m wide, the rock is supposedly carved with ancient cupmarks on the, modern graffiti, a relatively recent inscription and climbing holes on the sides.
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Log Text: The massive Andle Stone is impressive and the climb onto the top of the stone is challenging.
Arbor Low 1
Date Added: 11th Apr 2021
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 16th Apr 2009. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Arbor Low 1 submitted by SueS on 23rd Oct 2011. Aerial photo of the central prt of Arbor Low taken by a camera hanging on the kite line
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Log Text: Arbor Low Henge and Stone Circle are easy to find by following English Heritage signs off the A515 between Buxton and Ashbourne.
Arbor Low Henge is well preserved but can be overshadowed by the circle of recumbent stones in the enclosure. There is some doubt as to whether the stones were ever standing adding mystery to an already impressive site.
Cork Stone
Date Added: 10th Jul 2025
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jan 2009. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Cork Stone submitted by Vicky on 13th Nov 2001. The Cork Stone, Stanton Moor, Derbyshire GR: SK245628
The Cork Stone is one of a number of impressive natural outcrops on Stanton Moor. Composed of weathered sandstone it resembles a huge mushroom or cork. As with the Andle Stone nearby it is covered in graffiti from the 19th and 20th centuries and has steps carved into the side to allow access to the top.
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Log Text: Additions to a site are normally detrimental however the steps and iron rungs added to the Cork Stone are an exception. The base of the stone is sturdy enough to allow people (myself included) to climb onto the top. There is a round rock basin on the flat top of the Cork Stone.