Shell Top (Cairn(s)) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Shell Top (Cairn(s)) by Lubin

Shell Top summit cairn.

Image credit: Peter Castle ©

Lubin Sep 29, 2007

Image of Shell Top (Cairn(s)) by Lubin

The east cairn on Shell Top.

Image credit: Peter Castle ©

Lubin Sep 29, 2007

Image of Shell Top (Cairn(s)) by Lubin

The east cairn on Shell Top.

Image credit: Peter Castle ©

Lubin Sep 29, 2007

Sites within 20km of Shell Top

Penn Beacon

Cairn(s) • 0.92km SSE

2
Tory Brookhead

Cairn(s) • 1.14km WSW
Tory Brookhead

Enclosure • 1.3km WSW

7
Penn Beacon South

1.31km SSE

3
Spanish Lake

Cist • 1.34km W

1
Willings Walls Reave

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.52km W

1

1
Cholwich Town (destroyed)

Stone Row / Alignment • 1.92km SW

1

2
Hen Tor North / Shavercombe Brook

Cairn(s) • 1.96km NW

7

1
Trowlesworthy Warren

Stone Circle • 2km W

24

2

2
Willings Walls Warren cist

Cist • 2.05km WNW

2
Trowlesworthy Stone Row East

Stone Row / Alignment • 2.09km W

17

3

1
Dendles Waste

Cist • 2.1km E

1

1
Trowlesworthy

2.11km W
Little Trowlesworthy Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.11km W

2
Trowlesworthy Stone Row West

Stone Row / Alignment • 2.2km W

20

3

1
Ranny Brook

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.3km E

3

1
Ditsworthy Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 2.36km WNW

1

1
Willings Wall Warren

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.69km WNW

3
Trowlesworthy Warren

Cist • 2.74km W

1

1
Legis Tor Cist

Cist • 2.85km WNW

5

1
Coombebrook North East

Cairn(s) • 2.95km E

1

1
Emmets Post

Cairn(s) • 2.95km WSW

1

1
Grim’s Grave

Ring Cairn • 3km NNE

14

1
Harrowthorn Plantation North

Cairn(s) • 3.13km E

1

1
Langcombe Brook / Deadman’s Bottom

Cairn(s) • 3.16km NNE

35

1
Drizzlecombe Megalithic Complex

Complex • 3.33km NNW

116

8

1
Stalldown Cairns

Cairn(s) • 3.43km E

6

1
Higher Hartor Tor

Round Cairn • 3.51km NNW

3

1
Whittenknowles Rocks Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.51km NW

8

1
Gutter Tor settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.52km WNW

3
Plym Steps Round Cairn

Round Cairn • 3.53km N

5
Plym Steps

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.57km N

10
Brisworthy Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 3.61km W

57

1

8

1
Gutter Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 3.63km WNW

2
Gutter Tor Cist

Cist • 3.66km WNW

12

1
Ditsworthy Warren

Cist • 3.7km NNW

7

1
Ringmoor Down Cist

Cist • 3.71km W

3

1
Stalldown Stone Row cairns

Cairn(s) • 3.73km E

4

2

1
Stalldown cairn circle

Cairn circle • 3.76km E

5
Stalldown Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 3.8km E

40

1

6

2
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn NE

Cairn(s) • 3.81km E

4

2
Saddlesborough summit cairns

Cairn(s) • 3.83km WSW

3

1
Stall Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 3.83km ENE

15

6

1
Calveslake Tor

Cairn(s) • 3.86km NNE

2

1
Saddlesborough

3.93km WSW
Stall Moor Cairn

Cairn(s) • 3.94km ENE

5

2
Ringmoor Down cairns

Cairn(s) • 3.97km WNW

3
Ringmoor Cairn Circle and Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 3.98km W

52

7

3
Blatchford Bottom settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.99km ENE

3
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn S

Cairn(s) • 4.01km E

3

2

1
Saddlesborough settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.02km WSW

9

1
Erme Plains

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.04km ENE

1
Gutter Tor cairns

Cairn(s) • 4.07km WNW

6
Eylesbarrow South West

Cist • 4.14km NW

9

2
Ringmoor Kerbed Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 4.21km W

6
Collard Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.23km WSW

11

1
West Saddlesborough Hut Circles

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.3km WSW

8

2
West Saddlesborough Stone Row & Cairn Circle

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.3km WSW

19

3
Hillson’s House

Cairn(s) • 4.35km E

5

2

1
Yellowmead SE cairn

Cairn(s) • 4.39km NW

3

2
West Saddlesborough Cairn

Cairn(s) • 4.4km WSW

5

2
Erme Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.42km ENE

4

1
Hook Lake

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.48km ENE

3

1
Great Gnat’s Head

Cairn(s) • 4.51km NNE

2

1

1
Ringmoor Down Reave

4.52km W

1
Hook Lake

Enclosure • 4.54km ENE

4

1
Yellowmead Multiple Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 4.56km NW

52

3

11

3
Outcombe

Cist • 4.75km NW

1

1
Stalldown South-East

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.76km E

8

2
Eylesbarrow

Cairn(s) • 4.8km N

15

3
Cuckoo Rock

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.04km NW

2

1
Wigford Down

Cairn(s) • 5.22km W

11

1
St Leonard’s Well

Sacred Well • 5.22km WNW

2

2
Burford Down

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.44km ESE

18

5
Burford Down cairn and cist

Cairn(s) • 5.45km ESE

8

1
Down Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.56km NNW

69

1

7

1
Stall Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.58km NE

12

2
Down Tor NW

Round Cairn • 5.62km NNW

1
Sharp Tor

Cairn(s) • 5.65km E

5

1
Down Tor South

Cist • 5.65km NW

2

1
Wigford Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.66km W

2
Narrator Brook Head cairn

Cairn(s) • 5.66km NNW

10

1
Narrator Brook Head enclosure

Enclosure • 5.69km NNW

9

2
Three Barrows

Cairn(s) • 5.73km E

10
Dewerstone Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.79km W

4

4
Shell Top South West

Enclosure • 5.79km WSW

9
Western White Barrow

Cairn(s) • 5.81km ENE

9

3
Hingston Hill North

Cist • 5.86km NW

3
Piles Hill stone row

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.93km E

3

1
Harford Moor

Cist • 5.98km ESE

15

2
Piles Hill cairns

Cairn(s) • 6.29km E

8

2
Buckland Ford Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 6.42km ENE

10
Piles Hill longstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.47km E

12

2
Leather Tor South

Cist • 6.63km NW

2
Butter Brook Ford

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.63km ESE

5

1
Fox Tor Mire

Cist • 6.67km N

1

1
Goldsmith’s Cross/Fox Tor Mire

Cist • 6.7km NNE

4

1
Boringdon Camp

Hillfort • 6.75km SW

13

1
Glasscombe Ball

Cairn(s) • 6.88km E

3

2
Eastern White Barrow

Cairn(s) • 6.9km ENE

9

1

1
Glasscombe Ball North

Stone Row / Alignment • 6.9km E

1
Butterdon stone row

Stone Row / Alignment • 6.91km E

16

1

3
Childe’s Tomb

Cist • 7.03km NNE

5

2
Huntingdon Warren Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.04km ENE

1

1
Glasscombe Corner

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.05km E

11

2
Heap of Sinners

Cairn(s) • 7.18km ENE

11

1

2
Weatherdon Hill

Cairn(s) • 7.21km ESE

2

1
Corringdon Ball Stone Row

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 7.22km E

15

1
Biller’s Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.25km ENE

2

1
Spurrell’s Cross Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.27km E

6

2
Peek Hill

Ring Cairn • 7.34km WNW

1

1
Raddick Hill

Cairn(s) • 7.34km NW

17
Butterdon Hill (north) cairn

Round Cairn • 7.39km ESE

3

1
Glaze Meet

Cairn(s) • 7.45km E

3

1
Snowdon

Cairn(s) • 7.5km ENE

6

1
Addicombe

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.55km ESE
Corringdon Ball Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 7.56km E

14

1
Butterdon Hill cairns

Cairn(s) • 7.7km ESE

21

2
Leeden Tor South

Cist • 7.73km NW

1

1
Butterdon Hill cairn circle

Cairn circle • 7.73km ESE

4

2
Sharpitor

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 7.88km NW

10

5
Sharpitor Cist

Cist • 7.9km NW

3

2
Sharpitor cairns

Cairn(s) • 7.91km NW

16

2
Ter Hill

Cist • 7.92km NNE

2

1
Black Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 8.03km NW

17
Rider’s Rings

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.09km ENE
Brockhill Foot West

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.13km ENE

9

1
Hart Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 8.14km NW

45

1

3
Butterdon Hill Chambered Tomb

Chambered Tomb • 8.21km ESE

8

2
Pupers Hill

Cairn(s) • 8.25km ENE

11

1

3
Brockhill Ford West

Cairn(s) • 8.27km ENE

2
Brockhill Enclosed Settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.3km ENE

1
Black Tor

Rocking Stone • 8.31km NW

8

1
Horseyeatt

Stone Row / Alignment • 8.33km WNW

4

1
Broken Barrow

Round Cairn • 8.4km N

10

1
Cuckoo Ball

Chambered Tomb • 8.4km ESE

13

2
Western Beacon

Cairn(s) • 8.47km ESE

19

5
Royal Hill Cist

Cist • 8.6km N

24
Ryder’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 8.68km NE

2

1
Devil’s Gully Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.7km NNW

8
Skir Hill

Cairn(s) • 8.75km NE

1
Dean Moor

Cairn(s) • 8.85km ENE

8

1

1
Royal Hill

8.9km N
Aish Ridge

Stone Row / Alignment • 8.95km E

2

2
Joan Ford’s Newtake

Cist • 8.96km NNE

3

1
Cantrell Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 8.98km ESE

3

2
Pecked Circle

Stone Circle • 9.01km NNE

1
Gripper’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 9.03km ENE

13

1

1
Ingra Tor

Cist • 9.07km NW

1

1
Roborough Beacon

Enclosure • 9.12km W

8

2
The Crock of Gold Cist

Cairn(s) • 9.39km N

4

1

3
Mardle Valley

Cairn(s) • 9.44km ENE

1

1
Yes Tor Bottom

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.48km NW

1

1
Harbourne Head cairns

Cairn(s) • 9.56km ENE

2

1
Swincombe Ford Newtake

Cairn(s) • 9.77km NNE

2
Harbourne Head

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.94km ENE

5

1
Holne Moor

Cist • 10.02km NE

1

2
Blakey Tor

Cist • 10.1km N

5

1
Maristow Camp

Enclosure • 10.16km W
Down Ridge

Stone Circle • 10.18km NE

12

2
Sherberton Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 10.28km NNE

26

4

1
Holne Moor Triple Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.66km NE

2
Round Hill

Cairn(s) • 10.68km N

8
Brent Hill

Hillfort • 10.87km E

1
Yellowmeade

Cist • 11.12km NW

2

1
Hucken Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 11.16km NW

1

1
Aller Brook

Cist • 11.22km NE

1

1
Merrivale Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 11.65km NW

39

3
The Plague Market At Merrivale

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 11.78km NW

105

19

1
Vixen Tor

Cist • 11.84km NW

14

4

1
Dunnabridge Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.84km NNE

4

2
Merrivale Bridge Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.15km NW

8

1

1
Yar Tor Hut Circle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.28km NE

6
Coffin Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 12.4km NE

1
Barn Hill / Whitchurch Down

Cist • 12.45km NW

1

2
Long Plantation

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 12.7km NNW

1

1

1

1
Black Newtake

Cairn circle • 12.76km NNE

9

1
Laughter Tor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.91km NNE

7

4
Yar Tor summit cairn

Cairn(s) • 12.98km NE

9

1
Little Mis Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.11km NW

8
Yar Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.11km NE

20

1

1
Wistman’s Wood

13.36km N

2

2
Bellever Tor West

Cist • 13.4km NNE

8

1
Bellever

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.56km NNE

26

7

1
Corndon Tor

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.67km NE

33

1
Hembury Castle

Hillfort • 13.69km ENE

19

5

1
Great Western Reave

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.78km NW

1

1
Littaford Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.96km N

1
Cox Tor

Cairn(s) • 13.99km NW

2

1
Corndon Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.05km NE

1
Riddon Ridge Field Systems

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.2km NNE

3

1
Riddon Ridge

Round Cairn • 14.22km NNE

5
Stennen Hill

Cist • 14.26km N

9

1
Arch Tor (South-West)

Round Cairn • 14.45km N

3
White Tor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 14.65km N

8

1

1
Lakehead Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 14.66km NNE

43

2
Roos Tor Northeast

Cairn(s) • 14.66km NW

1
Langstone Moor

Enclosure • 14.79km NW

3
Crow Tor

Cist • 14.81km N

2

1
Langstone Moor

Cairn(s) • 14.84km NW

4

1
Langstone Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 14.93km NW

18

1

4
Kraps Ring

Enclosure • 15.04km NNE

4

1

1
Rowtor Bog Cairns

Cairn(s) • 15.09km N

16

1
Conies Down

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 15.33km NNW

1
Archerton, Newtake

Ring Cairn • 15.53km N

1

1

2
White Tor East

Cist • 15.64km NW

6

1
Langstone Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 15.7km NW

10

1
White Tor Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.78km NW

17
Beardown Man

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.79km NNW

13

2
Chittaford Down

Cist • 16.06km N

9

2
Cator Common North Cairn

Cairn(s) • 16.14km NNE

3

1
Chittaford Cairn and Cist

Cist • 16.16km N

8

2
Roundy Park

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.43km N

3
Roundy Park

Cairn(s) • 16.43km N

16

2
Soussons Common Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 16.71km NNE

23

8

2
The Dun Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 16.86km NE

1

1
Blackdown Rings

Hillfort • 16.87km ESE

1

1
Broad Down Cairn

Cairn(s) • 17.11km N

2

1
Soussons Down

Cairn(s) • 17.69km NNE

2
Wittaburrow

Cairn(s) • 17.74km NE

11
Blackslade Down

Cist • 17.97km NE

7

1
Tunhill Rocks

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18km NE

1
Stannon Newtake

Cist • 18.1km NNE

1

1
Mount Edgcumbe Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.45km SW

1

1
Foale’s Arrishes

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.5km NE

9
Horridge Common (West)

Cairn(s) • 18.61km NE

1

1
Top Tor

Cairn(s) • 18.78km NE

7
Cut Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.88km NNW

12

4
Water Hill

Cairn(s) • 18.89km NNE

2
Rippon Tor

Cairn(s) • 18.96km NE

22

1
Seven Lords’ Lands

Cairn(s) • 19km NE

7

2

2
Water Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.02km NNE

1
Sittaford Tor hut circles

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.15km N

3
Sittaford

Stone Circle • 19.27km N

14

1

1

1
Horridge Common

Round Barrow(s) • 19.35km NE

3
Challacombe

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 19.39km NNE

19

2
Horridge Common

Round Cairn • 19.4km NE

8
The Greywethers

Stone Circle • 19.73km N

63

4

11

3
Hamel Down

Cairn(s) • 19.75km NNE

6
Assycombe Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.84km NNE

33

3
Birch Tor

Cairn(s) • 19.87km NNE

13

1
Grimspound & Hookney Tor

19.99km NNE

49

8

1