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Brisworthy Stone Circle Stone Circle |
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Gutter Tor Natural Rock Feature |
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Gutter Tor Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork |
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Gutter Tor Cairn(s) |
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Gutter Tor Cist Cist |
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Legis Tor Cist Cist |
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Ringmoor Cairn Circle and Stone Row Stone Row / Alignment |
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Ringmoor Down Cairn(s) |
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Ringmoor Down Cist Cist |
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Ringmoor Down Reave |
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Ringmoor Kerbed Cairn Kerbed Cairn |
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Brisworthy and Ringmoor are situated on Ringmoor Down in what is essentially a 'field full of history'! The down rises in the middle and is crowned by two fairly large cairns. Brisworthy Stone Circle is located on the southern slope by the field wall of the Brisworthy settlement, and Ringmoor Circle and Stone Row is located towards the eastern slope. Both are well worth the short visit from either Brisworthy or Sheepstor (where there is adequate parking). Whilst in the area, do treat yourself to a trip to Drizzlecombe which is worth half a day of anyone's time. |
Posted by johan 4th September 2003ce Edited 14th February 2006ce |
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Brisworthy Stone Circle — Images (click to view fullsize) |
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Posted by Meic22nd January 2012ce |
Ringmoor Cairn Circle and Stone Row (Stone Row / Alignment) — Images |
 
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Posted by GLADMAN15th January 2011ce |
Brisworthy Stone Circle — Fieldnotes |
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The first of the "proper" Dartmoor circles I've visited, Brisworthy is brilliant, even in the 45 degree rain. It's set on a sloping hillside, and the eye is immediately drawn to Legis Tor across the valley to the east. It reminds me of other circles that have intervisible rocky outcrops nearby – Boskednan/Carn Galva; Tregeseal/Carn Kenidjack; Nine Ladies/Robin Hood's Stride. All of these must have been built to sit as part of the bigger natural landscape, it's an unavoidable connection. The stones of the circle are nicely graded too, and around its outside (particularly on the east) I notice that there are quite a number of small quartz stones in the ground, almost as if there was an outer ring. Be interested to know what anyone else makes of that (if anything!). This post appears as part of the blog post "It's a bovine, ovine, equine world - Dartmoor"
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Posted by thesweetcheat14th September 2010ce |
Ringmoor Cairn Circle and Stone Row (Stone Row / Alignment) — Fieldnotes |
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There's something quite satisfying about squelching across sodden moors in the pouring rain. Once you've accepted you're going to get wet, there's no shelter and no short-cut, a sense of purpose kicks in. So with this feeling, I reach the northern end of Ringmoor Down stone row. After the wonders of Drizzlecombe, the tiny terminal stone is surprising, but it shares with Drizzlecombe Row 1 a partial double section (which may not actually be authentic here). Taking pictures is difficult, as the lens gets wet every time I point the camera anywhere but downwards. Eventually I get up to the cairn circle, by which time the rain has got even heavier. This is actually a great little cairn circle, with decently spaced uprights (one of which looks rather as if it might be upside down). The central cairn is badly reduced. I could imagine spending a lot longer here, if it weren't so wet. Instead I squelch onwards. This post appears as part of the blog post "It's a bovine, ovine, equine world - Dartmoor"
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Posted by thesweetcheat 14th September 2010ce |
Brisworthy Stone Circle — Images |
    
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Posted by thesweetcheat 9th August 2010ce |
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