Glade
← Back✦ Historic site

A stone circle, known as Fernworthy Circle, three stone alignments and five cairns 425m and 525m north west of Sandeman Bridge

0 ha

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsHeritageWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.64143, -3.90352

Open directionsv
Google Maps↗Driving directionsApple Maps↗Driving directionsWaze↗Live driving navigationGoogle Transit↗Bus, rail or tramApple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
  • ✦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
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter, Carabus problematicus +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Historic gardens

Historic site with public access

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Taw Teign LinkWalking route
Named routeRef TTLRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route17.1 km
Named routeRef 28Length 17.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-road
🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fernworthy prehistoric stone circle

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fernworthy prehistoric stone circle

1 / 15

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Tinworks, field systems, settlements, warren, cairns and a stone alignment at Headland WarrenHistoric site4.3 km→✦Beehive Hut (Remains)Historic site3.9 km→✦Coaxial fields and prehistoric settlements 180m north and 350m north west of Hartland TorHistoric site4.2 km→✦Leapra Cross: a wayside cross at the entrance to Moor Gate FarmHistoric site4.8 km→✦Tinners HeapHistoric site5 km→✦Fernworthy CircleHistoric site0 m→