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Pixie Rocks
Natural Rock Feature
Pixie Rocks (Natural Rock Feature) on The Modern Antiquarian, the UK & Ireland's most popular megalithic community website. 1 piece of folklore, plus information on many more ancient sites nearby and across the UK & Ireland.
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Nearest Town:
Lynton (7km N)
OS Ref (GB):
SS695426 /
Sheet: 180
Latitude:
51° 10' 1.82" N
Longitude:
3° 52' 0.28" W
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Rhiannon
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- Sites within 20 km -
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Chapman Barrows (0.73km N) (3 posts)
The Longstone (Exmoor) (1.07km ENE) (9 posts)
Longstone Stone Setting (1.2km E) (1 post)
Longstone Barrow (1.2km ENE) (3 posts)
Stone near Roe Barrow (1.5km NNW) (1 post)
Woodbarrow (2.19km E) (2 posts)
Woolhanger Henge (2.32km NNW) (2 posts)
Broken Barrow (3.22km WSW) (2 posts)
Ilkerton Ridge Stone (3.34km NE) (1 post)
Paracombe Lane (3.52km WNW) (3 posts)
Shoulsbury Castle (3.66km SE) (6 posts)
Chains Barrow (4km E) (1 post)
Hoaroak (4.52km ENE) (1 post)
Beacon Castle (4.66km WNW) (0 posts)
Setta Barrow (5.45km ESE) (4 posts)
Voley Castle (5.6km WNW) (1 post)
High Bray no. 9 (5.77km ESE) (1 post)
Ricksy Ball Stone (5.82km ESE) (1 post)
Lyn Long Stones (5.84km NNE) (2 posts)
Muxworthy Ridge (5.9km ESE) (6 posts)
Squallacombe I, II and III (6.13km ESE) (3 posts)
Clannon Ball Stone Setting (6.46km ENE) (3 posts)
Five Barrows (6.87km ESE) (11 posts)
Brendon Two Gates (W) (7.15km ENE) (3 posts)
Roman Lode (7.22km ESE) (1 post)
Rexy Barrow (7.51km E) (1 post)
Hoccombe Hill West (7.62km ENE) (3 posts)
Drybridge Combe Stone (8.02km E) (1 post)
Countisbury Castle (8.12km NNE) (1 post)
Hangley Cleave (8.17km ESE) (6 posts)
Lanacombe stones (8.46km ENE) (1 post)
Halscombe Stones (8.57km E) (1 post)
Hoccombe Hill East (8.61km ENE) (4 posts)
Lanacombe 4 (9.13km ENE) (1 post)
Mattocks Down (9.46km W) (7 posts)
Badgworthy Lees Stone (9.46km ENE) (1 post)
Cunnilear Camp (10km SW) (0 posts)
Hangman's Stone (Combe Martin) (10.21km W) (1 post)
Long Holcombe Stone (10.29km ESE) (1 post)
Manor Allotment stone setting (10.7km ENE) (1 post)
Horsen Hill Stones (10.87km E) (1 post)
Longcombe Burrow (10.88km ENE) (1 post)
Swap Hill Stone (10.97km ENE) (1 post)
Cow Castle (11.15km E) (8 posts)
Stowey Allotment Stone (11.77km ENE) (1 post)
Sherdon Barrows (12.08km ESE) (2 posts)
Elsworthy (12.55km E) (1 post)
Berrynarbor (12.7km W) (1 post)
Lark Barrow (12.79km E) (1 post)
Bremridge Wood (13.49km SSE) (0 posts)
Black Barrow (13.76km ENE) (1 post)
Quarter Barrow (14.12km ENE) (1 post)
Alderman's Barrow (14.12km ENE) (4 posts)
Brightworthy Barrows (14.33km E) (2 posts)
Culbone Stone (14.44km ENE) (6 posts)
Culbone Hill (14.44km ENE) (7 posts)
Green Barrow (14.65km E) (1 post)
Almsworthy Stone Circle (14.87km E) (8 posts)
Twitchen Barrows (14.89km ESE) (2 posts)
Porlock Stone Circle (15km ENE) (17 posts)
Porlock Stone Row (15.18km ENE) (4 posts)
Portford Bridge Stone (15.59km E) (1 post)
Bendels Barrows (15.95km E) (2 posts)
The Wilmersham Common row (16.12km E) (1 post)
Whit Stones (16.15km ENE) (7 posts)
Berry Castle (16.5km ENE) (2 posts)
Withypool Stone Circle (16.54km E) (5 posts)
Withypool Hill Barrow (16.58km E) (1 post)
Hoar Moor Stone (16.72km E) (1 post)
Herne's Barrow (17.07km E) (2 posts)
Hillsborough (17.1km W) (1 post)
Tar Ball Hill Barrow (17.42km ENE) (1 post)
Road Castle (17.46km E) (2 posts)
Old Barrow (17.72km ESE) (1 post)
Rowbarrow ring barrow and a round cairn (17.9km E) (2 posts)
Rowbarrows (17.97km E) (3 posts)
Great Rowbarrow (18.01km E) (2 posts)
Little Rowbarrow (18.33km E) (2 posts)
Stoke Pero (18.44km ENE) (1 post)
Staddon Hill Camp (19.25km E) (2 posts)
Staddon Hill Barrows (19.6km E) (1 post)
Dunkery Beacon (19.66km E) (16 posts)
Wambarrows (19.85km E) (5 posts)
- Facilities within 20 km -
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Museum of Barnstaple (Museum: 16.8 km SW)
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Pixie Rocks (aka Swincombe Rocks) are probably the source of the stone for the
Longstone
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If you haven't guessed, the crags of this quiet combe are also home to pixies.
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Posted by
Rhiannon
3rd May 2002ce
Edited 10th May 2005ce
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