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A partly enclosed stone hut circle settlement on Kennon Hill

2 ha

📷 Guy Wareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeInsects
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

50.68508, -3.92428

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦63+ 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

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Skylark +60 more · last seen 2024; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Skylark +60 more · last seen 2024; Upland heathland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Damselfly, Keeled Skimmer, Euphylidorea meigenii +97 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Purple Moor-grass, Heather, Tormentil +150 more · last seen 2023

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Historic gardens

Historic site

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Taw Teign LinkWalking route
Named routeRef TTLRegional walking route
Sticklepath to Belstone CircularWalking route
Named routeRef SBW
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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 route2.6 km
Named routeRef 28Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 28Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Kennon Hill settlement remains

📷 Guy Wareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Kennon Hill settlement remains

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Stone circle and cairn 330m south of Little Hound TorHistoric site1.1 km→✦SettlementHistoric site1.9 km→✦Cawsand Beacon, a round cairn, a ring cairn, a stone building and five post-medieval shelters on the summit of Cawsand HillHistoric site2.5 km→✦Triple stone alignment and cairn 780m east of Cawsand BeaconHistoric site2.6 km→✦Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone RowsHistoric site2.6 km→✦Round cairn on Cosdon Hill, 1010m north of Cosdon BeaconHistoric site3.5 km→