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Three agglomerated enclosures, a round cairn and part of the Stannon block field system lying within Great Stannon Newtake

15 ha

📷 Richard Knights · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

50.61969, -3.91788

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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
  • 🌿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

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Stonechat, Skylark +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Stonechat, Skylark +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Heath, Large White, Meadow Brown +48 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Heath, Large White, Meadow Brown +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Purple Moor-grass, Heath Rush, Bilberry +104 more · last seen 2015; Plants — Purple Moor-grass, Heath Rush, Bilberry +104 more · last seen 2015

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Hawthorn, Common Sorrel +9 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

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
The LichwayWalking route19 km

Also known as the 'Way of the Dead' as a route for carrying coffins to the graveyard at Lydford Church

Named routeRef LYWLength 19 kmLocal walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
Bellever TrailWalking route
Named routeRef BTLocal walking route
Postbridge TrailWalking route
Named routeRef PTLocal walking route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cairn remains on White Ridge - Dartmoor

📷 Richard Knights · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cairn remains on White Ridge - Dartmoor

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Tinworks, field systems, settlements, warren, cairns and a stone alignment at Headland WarrenHistoric site3.9 km→✦Medieval strip field system, tinworks, part of a prehistoric settlement, a cairn and reave on Challacombe DownHistoric site4.9 km→✦Coaxial fields and prehistoric settlements 180m north and 350m north west of Hartland TorHistoric site1.6 km→✦A stone circle, known as Fernworthy Circle, three stone alignments and five cairns 425m and 525m north west of Sandeman BridgeHistoric site2.6 km→✦Beehive Hut (Remains)Historic site4.1 km→✦Gunpowder factory at Powder Mills, a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement and round cairnHistoric site4.5 km→

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