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Round cairn 740m south east of Great Trowlesworthy Tor

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📷 Graham Horn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.45645, -3.99557

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦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

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tufted Duck, Mallard, Meadow Pipit +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tufted Duck, Mallard, Meadow Pipit +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter, Black Darter +31 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter, Black Darter +31 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Heath Bedstraw, Heath Rush, Cat's-ear +12 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Heath Bedstraw, Heath Rush, Cat's-ear +12 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Common Sorrel, Sheep's Sorrel

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

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

17 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 route1.4 km
Named routeRef 272Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 272Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route746 m
Named routeRef 272Length 746 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Granite & GearsMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View towards Great Trowlesworthy Tor

📷 Graham Horn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View towards Great Trowlesworthy Tor

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Eylesbarrow Tin Mine and associated remainsHistoric site4.5 km→✦Pounds and hut circles N of SaddlesboroughHistoric site2.7 km→✦EnclosureHistoric site3.6 km→✦Two round barrows on Ridding DownHistoric site2.5 km→✦Pillow MoundsHistoric site2.6 km→✦Stone row NW of SaddlesboroughHistoric site3 km→

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