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An unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 1.1km south east of Gartaven Ford, south west of Rippator

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📷 jeff collins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeInsects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.67261, -3.92525

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Skylark
  • ✦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, Skylark, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2025; Moorland — golden plover, curlew and short-eared owl

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2025; Grass moorland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hydropsyche siltalai, Rhyacophila dorsalis, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Tormentil, Purple Moor-grass, Bilberry +157 more · last seen 2019

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Historic gardens

Historic site

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 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
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 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 route17.1 km
Named routeRef 28Length 17.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-road

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Small lake, below Rippator or Rival Tor

📷 jeff collins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Small lake, below Rippator or Rival Tor

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦A stone circle, known as Fernworthy Circle, three stone alignments and five cairns 425m and 525m north west of Sandeman BridgeHistoric site3.8 km→✦Stone circle and cairn 330m south of Little Hound TorHistoric site2.1 km→✦Coaxial field system and prehistoric settlements at KestorHistoric site2.8 km→✦SettlementHistoric site3 km→✦Fernworthy CircleHistoric site3.8 km→✦Cawsand Beacon, a round cairn, a ring cairn, a stone building and five post-medieval shelters on the summit of Cawsand HillHistoric site3.9 km→