East Bovey Head

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
SX694823

Nearest town:

Ashburton (13km SE)

OS reference:

SX694823

OS sheet:

191

Latitude:

50° 37' 30.51 N

Longitude:

3° 50' 47.78 W

Added to TMA by

baza

Images (14)
Fieldnotes (1)

Images

Image of East Bovey Head (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by GLADMAN

The ancient village straddles the minor road, seen from the lower slopes of Shapley Common

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 16, 2016

Image of East Bovey Head (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by GLADMAN

You know sometimes you think... yeah, that’s what I mean to say.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Dec 8, 2015

Image of East Bovey Head (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by GLADMAN

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 24, 2014

Image of East Bovey Head (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by GLADMAN

Sad to note from a March 2016 visit that the iconic tree is now felled.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 24, 2014

Image of East Bovey Head (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by GLADMAN

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 24, 2014

Image of East Bovey Head (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by GLADMAN

Looking north(ish)

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 24, 2014

Image of East Bovey Head (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by GLADMAN

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 24, 2014

Image of East Bovey Head (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by GLADMAN

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 24, 2014

Image of East Bovey Head (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by GLADMAN

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 24, 2014

Image of East Bovey Head (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by GLADMAN

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 24, 2014

Image of East Bovey Head (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by GLADMAN

Looking approx south toward the settlement set either side of the minor road...

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 24, 2014

Image of East Bovey Head (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by faerygirl

See how the two large “recumbent” style stones align with each other perfectly. They seems to face the same direction as the entrance to Grimspound

faerygirl May 1, 2010

Image of East Bovey Head (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by faerygirl

faerygirl May 1, 2010

Image of East Bovey Head (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by faerygirl

Image credit: You can see this one from the road

faerygirl May 1, 2010

Articles

East Bovey Head

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork

faerygirl May 1, 2010

As you head back north along the road from Grimspound you can see the larger of the stones. There is space to park and just a quick walk across the bracken there are a few circles and large stones scattered about. Oh, and some sheep :)

Sites within 20km of East Bovey Head

Shapley Common

Platform Cairn • 0.55km NNE

12
Shapley Tor

Cairn(s) • 0.7km ESE

6
Birch Tor

Cairn(s) • 1.06km SW

13

1
Challacombe

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 1.48km SSW

19

2
Grims Lake Mire

Cist • 1.56km ESE

10

1
Grimspound & Hookney Tor

1.56km SE

49

8

1
King’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 1.74km E

8

1
West Vitifer

Cairn(s) • 1.94km W

2
Hamel Down

Cairn(s) • 2.01km SE

6
Hurston Ridge

Stone Row / Alignment • 2.1km W

17

1

2

1
Hurston Ridge

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.1km W

3
Chagford Common

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.4km WNW

3
Water Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.41km WSW

1
Water Hill

Cairn(s) • 2.54km WSW

2
Heath Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.68km W

1

1
Metherall Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.1km W

12

2
East Lowton settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.16km W

17

1
Soussons Down

Cairn(s) • 3.19km SSW

2
Assycombe Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 3.3km W

33

3
Fernworthy Round House

3.31km W

19

1
Thornworthy Down

Cist • 3.35km WNW

12

1
Soussons Common Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 4.15km SSW

23

8

2
Stannon Newtake

Cist • 4.19km WSW

1

1
Fernworthy Cairn and Cairn Circle (Eastern)

Cairn circle • 4.19km W

5

2
Fernworthy SE

Cairn(s) • 4.28km W

2

1

1
Fernworthy Stone Row (South)

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.28km W

7

2
Fernworthy

Stone Circle • 4.31km W

54

6

2
Fernworthy stone row (North)

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.37km W

15

1

3

1
Cator Common North Cairn

Cairn(s) • 4.73km SSW

3

1
Shovel Down & The Long Stone

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 4.85km WNW

62

1

7

1
Shovel Down

Stone Circle • 5.06km WNW

2

1
Bowerman’s Nose

Natural Rock Feature • 5.15km E

11

5
Kes Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.34km WNW

6

1
Puggie Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 5.47km NNW

1
Sittaford Tor hut circles

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.48km W

3
Meacombe Burial Chamber

Burial Chamber • 5.54km NE

10

4
The Greywethers

Stone Circle • 5.54km W

63

4

11

3
Hound Tor

Cist • 5.86km ESE

24

2
Roundy Park

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.07km WSW

3
Roundy Park

Cairn(s) • 6.07km WSW

16

2
Tolmen Stone

Holed Stone • 6.17km WNW

4
Chittaford Cairn and Cist

Cist • 6.37km WSW

8

2
Sittaford

Stone Circle • 6.4km W

14

1

1

1
Scorhill

Stone Circle • 6.42km WNW

69

3

12
Chittaford Down

Cist • 6.47km WSW

9

2
Kraps Ring

Enclosure • 6.51km SW

4

1

1
Archerton, Newtake

Ring Cairn • 6.59km SW

1

1

2
Riddon Ridge

Round Cairn • 6.66km SSW

5
Riddon Ridge Field Systems

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.66km SSW

3

1
Hunter’s Tor

Hillfort • 6.74km ENE

10

1
Lakehead Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 6.78km SW

43

2
The Dun Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 6.85km SE

1

1
Top Tor

Cairn(s) • 7.14km ESE

7
Buttern Hill Chambered Cairn.

Chambered Cairn • 7.26km WNW

8

2
Buttern Hill

7.39km WNW

1

1
Tunhill Rocks

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.52km SE

1
Bellever

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.58km SW

26

7

1
Black Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.58km E

15

1
Rowtor Bog Cairns

Cairn(s) • 7.63km WSW

16

1
Corndon Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.64km S

1
Buttern Hill Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 7.65km WNW

28

4
Arch Tor (South-West)

Round Cairn • 7.65km SW

3
Seven Lords’ Lands

Cairn(s) • 7.67km ESE

7

2

2
Broad Down Cairn

Cairn(s) • 7.72km WSW

2

1
Foale’s Arrishes

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.73km ESE

9
Throwleigh (b) circle

Stone Circle • 7.79km WNW

1
Sharpitor Nutcrackers

Rocking Stone • 7.81km E

1
Black Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.81km E

9

2
Bellever Tor West

Cist • 7.87km SW

8

1
Blackslade Down

Cist • 7.88km SE

7

1
Laughter Tor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.98km SSW

7

4
Cranbrook Castle

Hillfort • 8km NNE

11

1
Wittaburrow

Cairn(s) • 8.1km SE

11
Corndon Tor

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.11km S

33

1
Haytor Rock

Rocky Outcrop • 8.21km ESE

1

1
Stennen Hill

Cist • 8.22km SW

9

1
Whitehorse Hill

Cist • 8.28km W

1

6

1
Black Newtake

Cairn circle • 8.45km SW

9

1
Rippon Tor

Cairn(s) • 8.47km ESE

22

1
White Tor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 8.48km WSW

8

1

1
Yar Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 8.49km S

20

1

1
The Spinsters’ Rock

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 8.5km N

40

10

1
Yar Tor summit cairn

Cairn(s) • 8.5km S

9

1
Horridge Common (West)

Cairn(s) • 8.68km ESE

1

1
Mardon Down Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 8.77km NE

25

4
Giant’s Grave (Dartmoor)

Long Barrow • 8.78km NE

13

1

2
Mardon Down Cairns

Cairn(s) • 8.88km NE

10

2
Mardon Down Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 9.06km NE

25

3
Dunnabridge Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.06km SSW

4

2
Yar Tor Hut Circle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.11km S

6
Coffin Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 9.15km S

1
Mardon Down

9.36km NE

1
Prestonbury Castle

Hillfort • 9.36km NNE

16

1
Horridge Common

Round Barrow(s) • 9.38km ESE

3
White Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 9.43km WNW

35

1

11
Littaford Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.46km WSW

1
Cut Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.47km W

12

4
Crow Tor

Cist • 9.61km WSW

2

1
Horridge Common

Round Cairn • 9.63km ESE

8
Wistman’s Wood

9.77km SW

2

2
Beardown Man

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.13km WSW

13

2
Wooston Castle

Hillfort • 10.25km NE

13

1

1
White Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.58km WNW

20

1
Sherberton Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 10.62km SSW

26

4

1
Cosdon Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.68km NW

32

5

1
Aller Brook

Cist • 10.81km S

1

1
Down Ridge

Stone Circle • 10.83km SSW

12

2
Cosdon Beacon

Cairn(s) • 10.86km WNW

4
Swincombe Ford Newtake

Cairn(s) • 11.19km SSW

2
Conies Down

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 11.23km WSW

1
Holne Moor Triple Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.35km S

2
Round Hill

Cairn(s) • 11.43km SW

8
Holne Moor

Cist • 11.53km S

1

2
Blakey Tor

Cist • 11.79km SW

5

1
Long Plantation

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 11.79km WSW

1

1

1

1
Pecked Circle

Stone Circle • 11.93km SSW

1
Joan Ford’s Newtake

Cist • 11.97km SSW

3

1
Oxenham Arms

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.98km NW

4

1

2

1
Higher Tor

Round Cairn • 12.26km WNW

7
The Crock of Gold Cist

Cairn(s) • 12.28km SW

4

1

3
Skir Hill

Cairn(s) • 12.36km SSW

1
Royal Hill

12.5km SW
Royal Hill Cist

Cist • 12.58km SW

24
Broken Barrow

Round Cairn • 12.82km SW

10

1
Ryder’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 12.87km S

2

1
Cullever Steps

Cairn circle • 12.93km WNW

6
Ter Hill

Cist • 12.98km SSW

2

1
Fordsland Ledge

Cairn(s) • 13.23km W

18

4
Nine Stones

Cairn(s) • 13.3km WNW

27

1

5

1
Watchet Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.36km WNW

6
High Willhays

Cairn(s) • 13.4km W

11

3
Mardle Valley

Cairn(s) • 13.68km S

1

1
Yes Tor

Cairn(s) • 13.83km WNW

23

2

1
Childe’s Tomb

Cist • 13.87km SSW

5

2
Bude Farm Sticklepath

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.89km NW

1
Hembury Castle

Hillfort • 14.15km SSE

19

5

1
Langstone Moor

Cairn(s) • 14.23km WSW

4

1
Langstone Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 14.25km WSW

18

1

4
Goldsmith’s Cross/Fox Tor Mire

Cist • 14.32km SSW

4

1
Langstone Moor

Enclosure • 14.5km WSW

3
Devil’s Gully Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.61km SW

8
Fox Tor Mire

Cist • 14.72km SW

1

1
Langstone Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 14.77km WSW

10

1
East Hill

Hillfort • 14.81km WNW

11

1
Little Mis Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.91km WSW

8
Longstone Hill

Cairn(s) • 14.92km W

5

1
Great Links Tor

Round Cairn • 15.02km W

10

1

1
Pupers Hill

Cairn(s) • 15.15km S

11

1

3
White Tor East

Cist • 15.2km WSW

6

1
Roos Tor Northeast

Cairn(s) • 15.22km WSW

1
Doe Tor

Cist • 15.25km W

5

1
Yellowmeade

Cist • 15.26km WSW

2

1
White Tor Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.5km WSW

17
Stall Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 15.6km SSW

12

2
Corn Ridge

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.7km W

19

1

1

1
Heap of Sinners

Cairn(s) • 15.71km S

11

1

2
Hart Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 15.75km SW

45

1

3
The Plague Market At Merrivale

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 15.8km WSW

105

19

1
Yes Tor Bottom

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.82km SW

1

1
Merrivale Bridge Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.87km WSW

8

1

1
Black Tor

Rocking Stone • 15.91km SW

8

1
Merrivale Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 16.02km WSW

39

3
Great Western Reave

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.12km WSW

1

1
Snowdon

Cairn(s) • 16.2km S

6

1
Raddick Hill

Cairn(s) • 16.23km SW

17
Huntingdon Warren Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.28km S

1

1
Dean Moor

Cairn(s) • 16.32km S

8

1

1
Great Gnat’s Head

Cairn(s) • 16.35km SSW

2

1

1
Sourton Tors Circle

Stone Circle • 16.36km W

3

1
Great Nodden

Cairn(s) • 16.39km W

4
Narrator Brook Head cairn

Cairn(s) • 16.39km SW

10

1
Narrator Brook Head enclosure

Enclosure • 16.42km SW

9

2
Biller’s Pound

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

2

1
Black Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 16.5km SW

17
Brockhill Enclosed Settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.63km S

1
Eylesbarrow

Cairn(s) • 16.64km SW

15

3
Buckland Ford Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 16.65km S

10
Brockhill Ford West

Cairn(s) • 16.76km S

2
Gripper’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 16.81km S

13

1

1
Down Tor NW

Round Cairn • 16.83km SW

1
Down Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 16.83km SW

69

1

7

1
Hucken Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 16.87km WSW

1

1
Hingston Hill North

Cist • 16.91km SW

3
Higher Bury Camp

Hillfort • 16.94km NE

1
Brockhill Foot West

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.97km S

9

1
Ingra Tor

Cist • 17.02km SW

1

1
Calveslake Tor

Cairn(s) • 17.09km SSW

2

1
Vixen Tor

Cist • 17.13km WSW

14

4

1
Harbourne Head cairns

Cairn(s) • 17.19km SSE

2

1
Harbourne Head

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.29km SSE

5

1
Leeden Tor South

Cist • 17.32km SW

1

1
Down Tor South

Cist • 17.33km SW

2

1
Western White Barrow

Cairn(s) • 17.37km S

9

3
Cuckoo Rock

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.4km SW

2

1
Eastern White Barrow

Cairn(s) • 17.43km S

9

1

1
Chudleigh Rocks

Cave / Rock Shelter • 17.44km E

2

4
Cox Tor

Cairn(s) • 17.48km WSW

2

1
Plym Steps

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.53km SSW

10
Erme Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.53km SSW

4

1
Plym Steps Round Cairn

Round Cairn • 17.59km SSW

5
Langcombe Brook / Deadman’s Bottom

Cairn(s) • 17.75km SSW

35

1
Sharpitor Cist

Cist • 17.8km SW

3

2
Sharpitor cairns

Cairn(s) • 17.83km SW

16

2
Barn Hill / Whitchurch Down

Cist • 17.84km WSW

1

2
Higher Hartor Tor

Round Cairn • 17.84km SSW

3

1
Grim’s Grave

Ring Cairn • 17.87km SSW

14

1
Hook Lake

Enclosure • 17.94km SSW

4

1
Ditsworthy Warren

Cist • 17.96km SW

7

1
Sharpitor

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 17.97km SW

10

5
Hook Lake

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.01km SSW

3

1
Cotley Castle

Hillfort • 18.03km ENE
Eylesbarrow South West

Cist • 18.05km SW

9

2
Rider’s Rings

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.06km S
Outcombe

Cist • 18.16km SW

1

1
Drizzlecombe Megalithic Complex

Complex • 18.28km SSW

116

8

1
Leather Tor South

Cist • 18.28km SW

2
Castle Dyke (Chudleigh)

Hillfort • 18.31km E

1

1
Erme Plains

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.32km SSW

1
Stall Moor Cairn

Cairn(s) • 18.35km SSW

5

2
Gallows Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 18.36km W

1

1
Denbury

Hillfort • 18.37km ESE

5

1

3

1
Denbury Hillfort round barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 18.38km ESE

4

2
Horseyeatt

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.45km SW

4

1
Peek Hill

Ring Cairn • 18.51km SW

1

1
Yellowmead SE cairn

Cairn(s) • 18.59km SW

3

2
Whittenknowles Rocks Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.67km SW

8

1
Yellowmead Multiple Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 18.72km SW

52

3

11

3
Stall Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 18.83km SSW

15

6

1
Berry’s Wood

Hillfort • 18.89km ESE

1

1
Blatchford Bottom settlements

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

3
Gutter Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 19.25km SW

2
Bow Henge

Henge • 19.33km N

1
Gutter Tor cairns

Cairn(s) • 19.39km SW

6
Gutter Tor Cist

Cist • 19.45km SW

12

1
Hen Tor North / Shavercombe Brook

Cairn(s) • 19.45km SSW

7

1
Gutter Tor settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.47km SW

3
St Leonard’s Well

Sacred Well • 19.78km SW

2

2
Ditsworthy Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 19.94km SSW

1

1