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Stone hut circle 570m ENE of Merrivale Bridge, forming part of a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement

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📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeAncient
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.55828, -4.04017

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wheatear 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 — Wheatear, Skylark, Meadow Pipit +69 more · last seen 2025

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Wheatear, Skylark, Meadow Pipit +69 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Small White, Red Admiral +89 more · last seen 2025

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Tormentil, Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact Rush, Purple Moor-grass +94 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
Dartmoor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
The LichwayWalking route19 km▾

Also known as the 'Way of the Dead' as a route for carrying coffins to the graveyard at Lydford Church

Named routeRef LYWLength 19 kmLocal walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
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Cycling

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13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route10 m▾
Named routeRef 27Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route151 m▾
Named routeRef 27Length 151 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route85 m▾
Named routeRef 27Length 85 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Granite & GearsMountain bike route▾
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

21 photos from nearby open sources

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Merrivale 1 prehistoric stone row

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Merrivale 1 prehistoric stone row

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Facilities

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Parking

2 nearby · 305m

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

✦Eluvial tin streamworks and prehistoric coaxial field system together with other archaeological remains on Whitchurch CommonHistoric site2 km→✦Hut circles SW of WedlakeHistoric site2.6 km→✦Windy Post: a wayside cross on open moorland 1.8km north of Sampford Spiney villageHistoric site2.3 km→✦Length of reave 290m north of Feather Tor, forming part of a coaxial field system on Whitchurch CommonHistoric site2.3 km→✦Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement, associated fields and a length of the Great Western Reave 500m south of Wedlake FarmHistoric site2.4 km→✦Stephen's GraveHistoric site3.6 km→