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Two stone circles known as The Grey Wethers, three round cairns, two ring cairns and an oval enclosure in Great Stannon Newtake

1 ha

📷 Rob Purvis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

50.63093, -3.92455

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Twin-spot Carpet, Common Hawker, Black Darter +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bilberry, Purple Moor-grass, Broad Buckler-fern +138 more · last seen 2019

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 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
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
Taw Teign LinkWalking route
Named routeRef TTLRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
Named routeRef MMPWRegional 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

Two of the stones at Grey Wethers stone circles

📷 Rob Purvis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Two of the stones at Grey Wethers stone circles

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Tinworks, field systems, settlements, warren, cairns and a stone alignment at Headland WarrenHistoric site4.8 km→✦A stone circle, known as Fernworthy Circle, three stone alignments and five cairns 425m and 525m north west of Sandeman BridgeHistoric site1.9 km→✦Coaxial fields and prehistoric settlements 180m north and 350m north west of Hartland TorHistoric site2.9 km→✦Beehive Hut (Remains)Historic site4.7 km→✦A partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 670m south of The Grey WethersHistoric site500 m→✦Fernworthy CircleHistoric site1.9 km→