Three stone hut circles forming part of an unenclosed stone hut circle settlement on the north-east slope of Cox Tor
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🌳Ancient
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.56859, -4.06983
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Carrion Crow
- ✦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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Carrion Crow
- ✦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
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Raven +67 more · last seen 2025; Moorland — golden plover, curlew and short-eared owl
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Raven +67 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Oil Beetle, Carabus problematicus +14 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Spear-moss, Chiloscyphus polyanthos, Marsh Forklet-moss +21 more · last seen 2019
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 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
38 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Route 270Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 270National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 327Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 327National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Granite & GearsMountain bike route▾
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
Settlement area below Cox Tor
Photos
Settlement area below Cox Tor
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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