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Agglomerated enclosure with hut circles and later farmstead at Whittenknowles Rocks

5 ha

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeFungi
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

50.48595, -3.99548

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Chaffinch
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Magpie +71 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Magpie +71 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Torth Felen, Ganoderma adspersum, Bleeding Broadleaf Crust +142 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bilberry, Sweet Vernal-grass, Heath Bedstraw +27 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Drakes TrailWalking route
Named routeRef DTRegional walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route663 m
Named routeRef 272Length 663 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route746 m
Named routeRef 272Length 746 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route376 m
Named routeRef 272Length 376 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route987 m
Named routeRef 272Length 987 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Granite & GearsMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Edward's Pathbridleway · 1.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmPath type: path
Edward's Pathbridleway · 628 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 628 mPath type: path

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Medieval Longhouse at Whittenknowles

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Medieval Longhouse at Whittenknowles

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Eylesbarrow Tin Mine and associated remainsHistoric site1.6 km→✦EnclosureHistoric site700 m→✦Narrator (ruins)Historic site2.5 km→✦Round cairn 340m ESE of Norsworthy BridgeHistoric site2.7 km→✦Inscribed Boulder in riverHistoric site3 km→✦Two stamping mills 200m and 175m north of Norsworthy BridgeHistoric site3.1 km→