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United Kingdom
England
Southern England
Devon
Dartmoor
Penn Beacon
Cairn(s)
SX599629
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Nearest town:
Plympton (8km SW)
OS reference:
SX599629
OS sheet:
202
Latitude:
50° 26' 54.81 N
Longitude:
3° 58' 24.8 W
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Penn Beacon summit cairn.
Image credit: Peter Castle ©
Lubin
Sep 29, 2007
Penn Beacon summit cairn
Image credit: Peter Castle ©
Lubin
Sep 29, 2007
Sites within 20km of
Penn Beacon
Penn Beacon South
0.4km SSE
photo
3
Shell Top
Cairn(s)
•
0.92km NNW
photo
3
Tory Brookhead
Cairn(s)
•
1.43km W
Tory Brookhead
Enclosure
•
1.45km W
photo
7
Cholwich Town (destroyed)
Stone Row / Alignment
•
1.52km WSW
photo
1
description
2
Dendles Waste
Cist
•
1.61km E
photo
1
description
1
Spanish Lake
Cist
•
2.05km WNW
photo
1
Willings Walls Reave
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
2.19km WNW
photo
1
description
1
Ranny Brook
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
2.21km ENE
photo
3
description
1
Trowlesworthy Warren
Stone Circle
•
2.45km W
photo
24
description
2
link
2
Trowlesworthy Stone Row East
Stone Row / Alignment
•
2.5km W
photo
17
description
3
link
1
Coombebrook North East
Cairn(s)
•
2.51km E
photo
1
description
1
Harrowthorn Plantation North
Cairn(s)
•
2.59km E
photo
1
description
1
Trowlesworthy Stone Row West
Stone Row / Alignment
•
2.63km W
photo
20
description
3
link
1
Trowlesworthy
2.71km WNW
Little Trowlesworthy Tor
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
2.71km WNW
photo
2
Willings Walls Warren cist
Cist
•
2.85km WNW
photo
2
Hen Tor North /
Shavercombe Brook
Cairn(s)
•
2.88km NW
photo
7
description
1
Stalldown Cairns
Cairn(s)
•
2.95km E
photo
6
description
1
Emmets Post
Cairn(s)
•
3.1km W
photo
1
description
1
Ditsworthy Cairn Circle
Cairn circle
•
3.22km NW
photo
1
description
1
Stalldown Stone Row cairns
Cairn(s)
•
3.32km E
photo
4
description
2
link
1
Trowlesworthy Warren
Cist
•
3.32km W
photo
1
description
1
Stalldown cairn circle
Cairn circle
•
3.33km E
photo
5
Stalldown Stone Row
Stone Row / Alignment
•
3.34km E
photo
40
forum
1
description
6
link
2
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn NE
Cairn(s)
•
3.39km E
photo
4
description
2
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn S
Cairn(s)
•
3.47km E
photo
3
description
2
link
1
Willings Wall Warren
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
3.52km WNW
photo
3
Legis Tor Cist
Cist
•
3.6km WNW
photo
5
description
1
Grim’s Grave
Ring Cairn
•
3.73km NNE
photo
14
description
1
Stall Moor Stone Circle
Stone Circle
•
3.89km ENE
photo
15
description
6
link
1
Hillson’s House
Cairn(s)
•
3.93km E
photo
5
description
2
link
1
Blatchford Bottom settlements
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
3.94km ENE
photo
3
Langcombe Brook /
Deadman’s Bottom
Cairn(s)
•
3.98km N
photo
35
description
1
Saddlesborough summit cairns
Cairn(s)
•
4km W
photo
3
description
1
Saddlesborough
4.1km W
Stall Moor Cairn
Cairn(s)
•
4.11km ENE
photo
5
description
2
Collard Tor
Stone Row / Alignment
•
4.14km WSW
photo
11
description
1
Stalldown South-East
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
4.15km E
photo
8
description
2
Erme Plains
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
4.19km ENE
photo
1
Saddlesborough settlement
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
4.2km W
photo
9
description
1
Drizzlecombe Megalithic Complex
Complex
•
4.25km NNW
photo
116
description
8
link
1
Brisworthy Stone Circle
Stone Circle
•
4.27km WNW
photo
57
forum
1
description
8
link
1
Gutter Tor settlement
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
4.38km NW
photo
3
Ringmoor Down Cist
Cist
•
4.39km WNW
photo
3
description
1
Plym Steps Round Cairn
Round Cairn
•
4.4km N
photo
5
Higher Hartor Tor
Round Cairn
•
4.41km NNW
photo
3
description
1
Whittenknowles Rocks Settlement
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
4.42km NW
photo
8
description
1
Plym Steps
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
4.44km N
photo
10
Gutter Tor
Natural Rock Feature
•
4.51km NW
photo
2
West Saddlesborough Hut Circles
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
4.51km W
photo
8
description
2
West Saddlesborough Stone Row & Cairn Circle
Stone Row / Alignment
•
4.51km W
photo
19
description
3
Gutter Tor Cist
Cist
•
4.52km NW
photo
12
description
1
West Saddlesborough Cairn
Cairn(s)
•
4.61km W
photo
5
description
2
Ditsworthy Warren
Cist
•
4.62km NNW
photo
7
description
1
Hook Lake
Stone Row / Alignment
•
4.64km ENE
photo
3
description
1
Ringmoor Cairn Circle and Stone Row
Stone Row / Alignment
•
4.67km WNW
photo
52
description
7
link
3
Calveslake Tor
Cairn(s)
•
4.68km N
photo
2
description
1
Burford Down
Stone Row / Alignment
•
4.71km ESE
photo
18
description
5
Erme Pound
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
4.71km NE
photo
4
description
1
Hook Lake
Enclosure
•
4.71km ENE
photo
4
description
1
Ringmoor Down cairns
Cairn(s)
•
4.73km WNW
photo
3
Burford Down cairn and cist
Cairn(s)
•
4.73km ESE
photo
8
description
1
Ringmoor Kerbed Cairn
Kerbed Cairn
•
4.89km WNW
photo
6
Gutter Tor cairns
Cairn(s)
•
4.93km WNW
photo
6
Eylesbarrow South West
Cist
•
5.06km NW
photo
9
description
2
Ringmoor Down Reave
5.1km W
photo
1
Sharp Tor
Cairn(s)
•
5.2km E
photo
5
description
1
Great Gnat’s Head
Cairn(s)
•
5.28km NNE
photo
2
description
1
link
1
Yellowmead SE cairn
Cairn(s)
•
5.29km NW
photo
3
description
2
Harford Moor
Cist
•
5.32km E
photo
15
description
2
Piles Hill stone row
Stone Row / Alignment
•
5.39km E
photo
3
description
1
Three Barrows
Cairn(s)
•
5.4km E
photo
10
Yellowmead Multiple Stone Circle
Stone Circle
•
5.45km NW
photo
52
forum
3
description
11
link
3
Outcombe
Cist
•
5.66km NW
photo
1
description
1
Wigford Down
Cairn(s)
•
5.68km W
photo
11
description
1
Eylesbarrow
Cairn(s)
•
5.7km NNW
photo
15
description
3
Piles Hill cairns
Cairn(s)
•
5.74km E
photo
8
description
2
Butter Brook Ford
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
5.88km ESE
photo
5
description
1
Piles Hill longstone
Standing Stone / Menhir
•
5.9km E
photo
12
description
2
Western White Barrow
Cairn(s)
•
5.93km ENE
photo
9
description
3
Cuckoo Rock
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
5.96km NW
photo
2
description
1
Shell Top South West
Enclosure
•
6km W
photo
9
St Leonard’s Well
Sacred Well
•
6.03km WNW
photo
2
description
2
Dewerstone Settlement
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
6.1km W
photo
4
description
4
Wigford Down
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
6.13km W
photo
2
Stall Moor Stone Row
Stone Row / Alignment
•
6.13km NE
photo
12
description
2
Butterdon stone row
Stone Row / Alignment
•
6.29km E
photo
16
forum
1
description
3
Glasscombe Ball
Cairn(s)
•
6.3km E
photo
3
description
2
Glasscombe Ball North
Stone Row / Alignment
•
6.33km E
description
1
Boringdon Camp
Hillfort
•
6.4km WSW
photo
13
description
1
Weatherdon Hill
Cairn(s)
•
6.48km ESE
photo
2
description
1
Down Tor
Stone Row / Alignment
•
6.48km NNW
photo
69
forum
1
description
7
link
1
Glasscombe Corner
Stone Row / Alignment
•
6.52km E
photo
11
description
2
Down Tor NW
Round Cairn
•
6.54km NNW
photo
1
Down Tor South
Cist
•
6.57km NW
photo
2
description
1
Narrator Brook Head cairn
Cairn(s)
•
6.57km NNW
photo
10
description
1
Narrator Brook Head enclosure
Enclosure
•
6.6km NNW
photo
9
description
2
Buckland Ford Cairn Circle
Cairn circle
•
6.61km ENE
photo
10
Spurrell’s Cross Stone Row
Stone Row / Alignment
•
6.64km E
photo
6
description
2
Butterdon Hill (north) cairn
Round Cairn
•
6.72km E
photo
3
description
1
Corringdon Ball Stone Row
Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
•
6.77km E
photo
15
description
1
Addicombe
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
6.78km ESE
Hingston Hill North
Cist
•
6.78km NW
photo
3
Glaze Meet
Cairn(s)
•
6.91km E
photo
3
description
1
Eastern White Barrow
Cairn(s)
•
6.94km ENE
photo
9
ondemand_video
1
description
1
Butterdon Hill cairns
Cairn(s)
•
6.98km ESE
photo
21
description
2
Butterdon Hill cairn circle
Cairn circle
•
7.02km ESE
photo
4
description
2
Corringdon Ball Long Barrow
Long Barrow
•
7.13km E
photo
14
description
1
Huntingdon Warren Settlement
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
7.23km ENE
photo
1
description
1
Biller’s Pound
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
7.4km ENE
photo
2
description
1
Heap of Sinners
Cairn(s)
•
7.44km NE
photo
11
ondemand_video
1
description
2
Butterdon Hill Chambered Tomb
Chambered Tomb
•
7.5km ESE
photo
8
description
2
Leather Tor South
Cist
•
7.51km NW
photo
2
Goldsmith’s Cross/
Fox Tor Mire
Cist
•
7.51km N
photo
4
description
1
Fox Tor Mire
Cist
•
7.54km N
photo
1
description
1
Cuckoo Ball
Chambered Tomb
•
7.66km ESE
photo
13
description
2
Snowdon
Cairn(s)
•
7.67km ENE
photo
6
description
1
Western Beacon
Cairn(s)
•
7.69km ESE
photo
19
description
5
Childe’s Tomb
Cist
•
7.8km NNE
photo
5
description
2
Rider’s Rings
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
8km ENE
Brockhill Foot West
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
8.16km ENE
photo
9
description
1
Cantrell Stone Row
Stone Row / Alignment
•
8.18km ESE
photo
3
description
2
Peek Hill
Ring Cairn
•
8.2km WNW
photo
1
description
1
Raddick Hill
Cairn(s)
•
8.26km NW
photo
17
Brockhill Ford West
Cairn(s)
•
8.32km ENE
photo
2
Brockhill Enclosed Settlements
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
8.37km ENE
photo
1
Pupers Hill
Cairn(s)
•
8.5km ENE
photo
11
ondemand_video
1
description
3
Aish Ridge
Stone Row / Alignment
•
8.51km E
photo
2
description
2
Leeden Tor South
Cist
•
8.63km NW
photo
1
description
1
Ter Hill
Cist
•
8.69km NNE
photo
2
description
1
Sharpitor
Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
•
8.76km NW
photo
10
description
5
Sharpitor Cist
Cist
•
8.79km NW
photo
3
description
2
Sharpitor cairns
Cairn(s)
•
8.8km NW
photo
16
description
2
Dean Moor
Cairn(s)
•
8.93km ENE
photo
8
forum
1
description
1
Black Tor
Stone Row / Alignment
•
8.95km NW
photo
17
Gripper’s Hill
Cairn(s)
•
9.05km ENE
photo
13
ondemand_video
1
description
1
Hart Tor
Stone Row / Alignment
•
9.06km NW
photo
45
forum
1
description
3
Horseyeatt
Stone Row / Alignment
•
9.2km WNW
photo
4
description
1
Ryder’s Hill
Cairn(s)
•
9.2km NE
photo
2
description
1
Broken Barrow
Round Cairn
•
9.23km N
photo
10
description
1
Black Tor
Rocking Stone
•
9.23km NW
photo
8
description
1
Skir Hill
Cairn(s)
•
9.36km NNE
photo
1
Roborough Beacon
Enclosure
•
9.4km W
photo
8
description
2
Royal Hill Cist
Cist
•
9.43km N
photo
24
Harbourne Head cairns
Cairn(s)
•
9.52km ENE
photo
2
description
1
Devil’s Gully Settlement
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
9.62km NNW
photo
8
Joan Ford’s Newtake
Cist
•
9.73km NNE
photo
3
description
1
Royal Hill
9.74km N
Mardle Valley
Cairn(s)
•
9.78km NE
photo
1
description
1
Pecked Circle
Stone Circle
•
9.79km NNE
description
1
Harbourne Head
Standing Stone / Menhir
•
9.89km ENE
photo
5
description
1
Ingra Tor
Cist
•
9.97km NW
photo
1
description
1
The Crock of Gold Cist
Cairn(s)
•
10.25km N
photo
4
forum
1
description
3
Yes Tor Bottom
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
10.39km NW
photo
1
description
1
Maristow Camp
Enclosure
•
10.44km W
Brent Hill
Hillfort
•
10.53km E
photo
1
Swincombe Ford Newtake
Cairn(s)
•
10.55km NNE
photo
2
Holne Moor
Cist
•
10.57km NE
photo
1
description
2
Down Ridge
Stone Circle
•
10.82km NNE
photo
12
description
2
Blakey Tor
Cist
•
10.97km N
photo
5
description
1
Sherberton Stone Circle
Stone Circle
•
11.04km NNE
photo
26
description
4
link
1
Holne Moor Triple Row
Stone Row / Alignment
•
11.16km NE
photo
2
Round Hill
Cairn(s)
•
11.55km N
photo
8
Aller Brook
Cist
•
11.73km NE
photo
1
description
1
Yellowmeade
Cist
•
12.04km NW
photo
2
description
1
Hucken Tor
Natural Rock Feature
•
12.05km NW
description
1
link
1
Merrivale Stone Circle
Stone Circle
•
12.56km NW
photo
39
description
3
Dunnabridge Pound
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
12.59km NNE
photo
4
description
2
The Plague Market At Merrivale
Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
•
12.69km NW
photo
105
description
19
link
1
Vixen Tor
Cist
•
12.73km NW
photo
14
description
4
link
1
Yar Tor Hut Circle
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
12.88km NE
photo
6
Coffin Stone
Natural Rock Feature
•
12.98km NE
description
1
Merrivale Bridge Settlement
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
13.06km NW
photo
8
forum
1
description
1
Barn Hill /
Whitchurch Down
Cist
•
13.33km NW
photo
1
description
2
Black Newtake
Cairn circle
•
13.56km NNE
photo
9
description
1
Yar Tor summit cairn
Cairn(s)
•
13.58km NE
photo
9
description
1
Long Plantation
Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
•
13.61km NNW
photo
1
forum
1
description
1
link
1
Laughter Tor
Standing Stone / Menhir
•
13.65km NNE
photo
7
description
4
Yar Tor
Stone Row / Alignment
•
13.7km NE
photo
20
forum
1
description
1
Hembury Castle
Hillfort
•
13.84km ENE
photo
19
description
5
link
1
Little Mis Tor
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
14.03km NW
photo
8
Bellever Tor West
Cist
•
14.19km NNE
photo
8
description
1
Wistman’s Wood
14.24km N
photo
2
description
2
Corndon Tor
Barrow / Cairn Cemetery
•
14.24km NE
photo
33
description
1
Bellever
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
14.34km NNE
photo
26
description
7
link
1
Corndon Tor
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
14.64km NE
description
1
Great Western Reave
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
14.69km NW
photo
1
description
1
Littaford Tor
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
14.84km N
photo
1
Cox Tor
Cairn(s)
•
14.87km NW
photo
2
description
1
Riddon Ridge
Round Cairn
•
14.92km NNE
photo
5
Riddon Ridge Field Systems
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
14.93km NNE
photo
3
description
1
Stennen Hill
Cist
•
15.11km N
photo
9
description
1
Arch Tor (South-West)
Round Cairn
•
15.28km N
photo
3
Lakehead Hill
Stone Row / Alignment
•
15.45km NNE
photo
43
description
2
White Tor Stone Row
Stone Row / Alignment
•
15.52km N
photo
8
ondemand_video
1
description
1
Roos Tor Northeast
Cairn(s)
•
15.57km NW
photo
1
Crow Tor
Cist
•
15.7km N
photo
2
description
1
Langstone Moor
Enclosure
•
15.71km NW
photo
3
Langstone Moor
Cairn(s)
•
15.76km NW
photo
4
description
1
Kraps Ring
Enclosure
•
15.84km NNE
photo
4
description
1
link
1
Langstone Moor Stone Circle
Stone Circle
•
15.85km NW
photo
18
forum
1
description
4
Rowtor Bog Cairns
Cairn(s)
•
15.93km N
photo
16
description
1
Blackdown Rings
Hillfort
•
16.11km ESE
photo
1
description
1
Conies Down
Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
•
16.24km NNW
description
1
Archerton, Newtake
Ring Cairn
•
16.36km N
photo
1
forum
1
description
2
White Tor East
Cist
•
16.55km NW
photo
6
description
1
Langstone Moor Stone Row
Stone Row / Alignment
•
16.62km NW
photo
10
description
1
Beardown Man
Standing Stone / Menhir
•
16.69km NNW
photo
13
description
2
White Tor Settlement
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
16.69km NW
photo
17
Cator Common North Cairn
Cairn(s)
•
16.84km NNE
photo
3
description
1
Chittaford Down
Cist
•
16.89km N
photo
9
description
2
Chittaford Cairn and Cist
Cist
•
16.99km N
photo
8
description
2
Roundy Park
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
17.25km N
photo
3
Roundy Park
Cairn(s)
•
17.25km N
photo
16
description
2
The Dun Stone
Natural Rock Feature
•
17.38km NE
description
1
link
1
Soussons Common Cairn Circle
Cairn circle
•
17.42km NNE
photo
23
description
8
link
2
Broad Down Cairn
Cairn(s)
•
17.99km N
photo
2
description
1
Mount Edgcumbe Barrow
Barrow / Cairn Cemetery
•
18.09km SW
photo
1
description
1
Wittaburrow
Cairn(s)
•
18.19km NE
photo
11
Soussons Down
Cairn(s)
•
18.41km NNE
photo
2
Blackslade Down
Cist
•
18.43km NE
photo
7
description
1
Tunhill Rocks
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
18.47km NE
photo
1
Stannon Newtake
Cist
•
18.9km NNE
photo
1
description
1
Foale’s Arrishes
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
18.95km NE
photo
9
Horridge Common (West)
Cairn(s)
•
19.02km NE
photo
1
description
1
Top Tor
Cairn(s)
•
19.26km NE
photo
7
Rippon Tor
Cairn(s)
•
19.38km NE
photo
22
ondemand_video
1
Seven Lords’ Lands
Cairn(s)
•
19.45km NE
photo
7
description
2
link
2
Water Hill
Cairn(s)
•
19.64km NNE
photo
2
Horridge Common
Round Barrow(s)
•
19.73km NE
photo
3
Horridge Common
Round Cairn
•
19.77km NE
photo
8
Water Hill
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
19.77km NNE
photo
1
Cut Hill
Stone Row / Alignment
•
19.78km NNW
photo
12
description
4
Sittaford Tor hut circles
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
•
19.99km N
photo
3
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