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Round cairn 170m north of the Ordnance Survey triangulation pillar on Cox Tor

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📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeAncient
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.56830, -4.07673

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦68+ 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

Free

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Raven +65 more · last seen 2025; Moorland — golden plover, curlew and short-eared owl

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Raven +65 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, Oil Beetle, Carabus problematicus +16 more · last seen 2025

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Chiloscyphus polyanthos, Pointed Spear-moss, Tamarisk Scalewort +93 more · last seen 2019

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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55 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
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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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Dartmoor: Cox Tor Triangulation Pillar

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dartmoor: Cox Tor Triangulation Pillar

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Free entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

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

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✦Eluvial tin streamworks and prehistoric coaxial field system together with other archaeological remains on Whitchurch CommonHistoric site1.4 km→✦Hut circles SW of WedlakeHistoric site1.3 km→🌱Whitchurch DownUrban park3.9 km→🌱Celle GardenUrban park4.6 km→✦Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement, associated fields and a length of the Great Western Reave 500m south of Wedlake FarmHistoric site1.1 km→✦Stephen's GraveHistoric site1.9 km→