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Dartmoor stone circles - help?

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Hob Apr 25, 2004 01:00:08

Replying to FourWinds

Hi Cat,
Suggestions for when you follow the link FW posted above,

If it's a set of directions you're after, Mr Goffik provides some detailed ones to a smart looking concentric pair of circles here
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/1299
If it's some where easy to get to from the road, Merrivale is convenient.
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/18
And rather smart too.
For hut circles, Grimspound
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/16
Is a well defined settlement, fairly close to the road.

That's all I know

Ooh! And have you tweaked the plugins on your user profile to give a quick link to the multimap, landranger and whathaveyou?

Happy Dartmooring

Cat in the Igloo Apr 26, 2004 18:07:26

Replying to Hob

Just wanted to say thanks for the links, which were well helpful! Went to see Kents Cavern last weekend - awesome, totally blew me away. Hope to do some exploring real soon. Thanks again for your time folks!
Deb

goffik Apr 26, 2004 18:20:41

Replying to Hob

Oh, yes... if it's megalithic oddities you want, Dartmoor's yer area, alreet!

As mentioned by the lovely Hob above, <a href="http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/1299">Yellowmead</a> is an absolute delight... The scenery is fantastic - quite vertiginous in places! The hills just seem to drop from under you, and the setting of the actual stones is so peaceful, I just found myself standing stock still, enjoying the peace, for about 10 minutes before taking any photos...

<a href="http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/18">Merrivale</a> has to be among my favourite places ever... Being as it is so close to, but not visible from the road, it is like being in another world... There's all manner of bits 'n' bobs here - stone rows, circles, monoliths, cists, cows... it's amazing and I love it. But as they are the only 2 places I've been to on Dartmoor, I can be of no further assistance!

There was a nice bit near Yellowmead, a way up the path, marked on the OS Explorer map at approx SX611679 - marked as a cist, but there s the remains of a settlement as well, the likes of which I've not seen before... I have some photos which I will put up some day soon.

Sorry for not adding much here... if it's Cornwall you're after, that's another story! ;o)

Take care
G x