Plan your visit
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Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
50.70807, -3.92266
Best for
3 activitiesHeritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Free
Wildlife
Strong match
Ancient woodland
Free
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
v9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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vWalking
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
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Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route▾
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Dartmoor WayWalking route▾
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West Devon WayWalking route▾
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🚴Cycling
v15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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vCycling
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 28Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route73 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route821 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 821 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🐴Horse riding
v4 public paths nearby
Public paths
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vHorse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
About this historic site
Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone Rows is an ancient historic site. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✓ Public access🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Boundary stone 110m north west of St Mary's ChurchHistoric site2.6 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→✦Triple stone alignment and cairn 780m east of Cawsand BeaconHistoric site0 m→✦Cawsand Beacon, a round cairn, a ring cairn, a stone building and five post-medieval shelters on the summit of Cawsand HillHistoric site700 m→✦Round cairn on Cosdon Hill, 1010m north of Cosdon BeaconHistoric site1.3 km→✦Cairnfield, cairn and a length of the Taw Marsh Reave 830m ESE of Moorland HouseHistoric site1.8 km→