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Round cairn on Watern Tor

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📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeAncient
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.66483, -3.94118

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦34+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Skylark
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Stonechat +31 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Stonechat +31 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Tormentil, Purple Moor-grass, Heather +80 more · last seen 2019

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Downlooker Snipefly, Large Red Damselfly +14 more · last seen 2025

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Taw Teign LinkWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTLRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
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Cycling

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3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route17.1 km▾
Named routeRef 28Length 17.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-road

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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Prehistoric Round Cairn at Watern Tor

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Prehistoric Round Cairn at Watern Tor

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Free entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦A stone circle, known as Fernworthy Circle, three stone alignments and five cairns 425m and 525m north west of Sandeman BridgeHistoric site3.7 km→✦Stone circle and cairn 330m south of Little Hound TorHistoric site2.8 km→✦SettlementHistoric site3.6 km→✦Two stone circles known as The Grey Wethers, three round cairns, two ring cairns and an oval enclosure in Great Stannon NewtakeHistoric site4 km→✦Cawsand Beacon, a round cairn, a ring cairn, a stone building and five post-medieval shelters on the summit of Cawsand HillHistoric site4.7 km→✦Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone RowsHistoric site5 km→