White Tor Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
SX54287864

Nearest town:

Tavistock (7km WSW)

OS reference:

SX54287864

OS sheets:

191, 201

Latitude:

50° 35' 19.18 N

Longitude:

4° 3' 31.75 W

Added to TMA by

GLADMAN

Images (17)

Images

Image of White Tor Settlement by thesweetcheat

Prominent White Tor seen from the outcrops of Great Mis Tor to the southeast, across the Walkham valley.

Image credit: A. Brookes (23.1.2017)

thesweetcheat Jan 29, 2017

Image of White Tor Settlement by GLADMAN

The fantastic northern tor cairn. OK, it’s not Showery Tor.... but there are definitely elements of Bodmin Moor here. Only more remote and unfrequented. Wonderful.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 27, 2014

Image of White Tor Settlement by GLADMAN

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 27, 2014

Image of White Tor Settlement by GLADMAN

Looking west(ish) across the northern arc of northern tor cairn to the main cairn.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 27, 2014

Image of White Tor Settlement by GLADMAN

Enclosure from without to approx south-west.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 27, 2014

Image of White Tor Settlement by GLADMAN

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 27, 2014

Image of White Tor Settlement by GLADMAN

Looking across the main western cairn to the tor cairns....

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 27, 2014

Image of White Tor Settlement by GLADMAN

Southern arc of southern tor cairn.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 27, 2014

Image of White Tor Settlement by GLADMAN

Northern tor cairn.... how enigmatic are these monuments? Incidentally the sign, top left, warns the traveller that he/she is entering an army firing range.... don’t touch any metal debris or else you may well not live to regret it.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 27, 2014

Image of White Tor Settlement by GLADMAN

Looking north(ish)

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 27, 2014

Image of White Tor Settlement by GLADMAN

The northern tor cairn.... there is something so wonderfully primeval about this.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 27, 2014

Image of White Tor Settlement by GLADMAN

Looking across the great cairn..... incidentally the Langstone Moor stone circle is sited approx centre lower horizon.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 27, 2014

Image of White Tor Settlement by GLADMAN

The great cairn.......

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 27, 2014

Image of White Tor Settlement by GLADMAN

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 27, 2014

Image of White Tor Settlement by GLADMAN

One of the enigmatic boulders within the enclosure..

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 27, 2014

Image of White Tor Settlement by GLADMAN

Couldn’t decide whether these drystone walls were meant for serious defence or to enclosure a sacred area.....

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 27, 2014

Image of White Tor Settlement by GLADMAN

The Bronze Age enclosure from the track to the south.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 27, 2014

Sites within 20km of White Tor Settlement

White Tor East

Cist • 0.32km E

6

1
Langstone Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 0.74km ENE

10

1
Roos Tor Northeast

Cairn(s) • 1.14km SE

1
Langstone Moor

Enclosure • 1.37km E

3
Langstone Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 1.48km E

18

1

4
Langstone Moor

Cairn(s) • 1.55km E

4

1
Great Western Reave

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.14km SSE

1

1
Little Mis Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.73km ESE

8
Cox Tor

Cairn(s) • 2.84km SSW

2

1
Merrivale Bridge Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.65km SE

8

1

1
The Plague Market At Merrivale

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 4.01km SE

105

19

1
Merrivale Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 4.16km SE

39

3
Barn Hill / Whitchurch Down

Cist • 4.25km S

1

2
Conies Down

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 4.33km ENE

1
Vixen Tor

Cist • 4.34km SSE

14

4

1
Yellowmeade

Cist • 4.69km SE

2

1
Hucken Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 4.84km SSE

1

1
Long Plantation

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 5.26km E

1

1

1

1
Beardown Man

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.39km ENE

13

2
Doe Tor

Cist • 6.15km NNW

5

1
Crow Tor

Cist • 6.2km ENE

2

1
Yes Tor Bottom

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.31km SE

1

1
Ingra Tor

Cist • 6.8km SSE

1

1
Littaford Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.86km E

1
Cut Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 6.92km NE

12

4
Wistman’s Wood

6.97km E

2

2
Gallows Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 7.26km NW

1

1
Brent Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.39km W

22

7
Black Tor

Rocking Stone • 7.51km SE

8

1
Devil’s Gully Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.53km ESE

8
White Tor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.6km E

8

1

1
Hart Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.73km SE

45

1

3
Black Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.75km SE

17
Great Links Tor

Round Cairn • 7.78km N

10

1

1
Broad Down Cairn

Cairn(s) • 7.8km ENE

2

1
Horseyeatt

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.97km SSE

4

1
Round Hill

Cairn(s) • 8.01km E

8
Sharpitor Cist

Cist • 8.07km SSE

3

2
Sharpitor cairns

Cairn(s) • 8.08km SSE

16

2
Heathfield Beacons

Round Barrow(s) • 8.09km W

2
Leeden Tor South

Cist • 8.11km SE

1

1
Sharpitor

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 8.16km SSE

10

5
Stennen Hill

Cist • 8.23km E

9

1
Rowtor Bog Cairns

Cairn(s) • 8.39km ENE

16

1
Blakey Tor

Cist • 8.42km ESE

5

1
Raddick Hill

Cairn(s) • 8.49km SE

17
Peek Hill

Ring Cairn • 8.83km SSE

1

1
Great Nodden

Cairn(s) • 8.85km NNW

4
Arch Tor (South-West)

Round Cairn • 8.88km E

3
The Crock of Gold Cist

Cairn(s) • 8.93km ESE

4

1

3
Chittaford Down

Cist • 9.32km ENE

9

2
Leather Tor South

Cist • 9.35km SSE

2
Chittaford Cairn and Cist

Cist • 9.39km ENE

8

2
Archerton, Newtake

Ring Cairn • 9.49km ENE

1

1

2
Royal Hill

9.53km ESE
Sittaford

Stone Circle • 9.63km ENE

14

1

1

1
Roundy Park

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.64km ENE

3
Roundy Park

Cairn(s) • 9.64km ENE

16

2
Burley Camp

Hillfort • 9.96km NW

1

1
Black Newtake

Cairn circle • 9.97km E

9

1
Hingston Hill North

Cist • 9.97km SE

3
Bellever Tor West

Cist • 10.01km E

8

1
Broken Barrow

Round Cairn • 10.05km ESE

10

1
Whitehorse Hill

Cist • 10.08km NE

1

6

1
Royal Hill Cist

Cist • 10.09km ESE

24
Kraps Ring

Enclosure • 10.1km E

4

1

1
Lakehead Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.13km E

43

2
Down Tor South

Cist • 10.13km SE

2

1
Down Tor NW

Round Cairn • 10.27km SE

1
Sittaford Tor hut circles

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.33km ENE

3
Down Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.33km SE

69

1

7

1
Narrator Brook Head enclosure

Enclosure • 10.36km SE

9

2
Bellever

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.41km E

26

7

1
Narrator Brook Head cairn

Cairn(s) • 10.41km SE

10

1
Fox Tor Mire

Cist • 10.43km ESE

1

1
Corn Ridge

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.49km N

19

1

1

1
The Greywethers

Stone Circle • 10.57km ENE

63

4

11

3
Swincombe Ford Newtake

Cairn(s) • 10.66km E

2
Cuckoo Rock

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.78km SE

2

1
Fordsland Ledge

Cairn(s) • 10.85km NNE

18

4
Pecked Circle

Stone Circle • 10.86km ESE

1
Joan Ford’s Newtake

Cist • 10.95km ESE

3

1
Sourton Tors Circle

Stone Circle • 10.96km N

3

1
Sherberton Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 11.02km E

26

4

1
Outcombe

Cist • 11.04km SE

1

1
Dunnabridge Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.05km E

4

2
St Leonard’s Well

Sacred Well • 11.18km SSE

2

2
Goldsmith’s Cross/Fox Tor Mire

Cist • 11.21km ESE

4

1
Yellowmead Multiple Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 11.3km SE

52

3

11

3
Laughter Tor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.32km E

7

4
Stannon Newtake

Cist • 11.33km ENE

1

1
Ter Hill

Cist • 11.35km ESE

2

1
High Willhays

Cairn(s) • 11.42km NNE

11

3
Yellowmead SE cairn

Cairn(s) • 11.43km SE

3

2
Eylesbarrow

Cairn(s) • 11.49km SE

15

3
Childe’s Tomb

Cist • 11.61km ESE

5

2
Eylesbarrow South West

Cist • 11.65km SE

9

2
Gutter Tor cairns

Cairn(s) • 11.92km SE

6
Riddon Ridge Field Systems

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.97km E

3

1
Yes Tor

Cairn(s) • 12.12km NNE

23

2

1
Longstone Hill

Cairn(s) • 12.16km N

5

1
Ditsworthy Warren

Cist • 12.2km SE

7

1
Gutter Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 12.24km SE

2
Whittenknowles Rocks Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.27km SE

8

1
Gutter Tor Cist

Cist • 12.28km SE

12

1
Gutter Tor settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.41km SE

3
Assycombe Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 12.43km ENE

33

3
Fernworthy

Stone Circle • 12.43km ENE

54

6

2
Fernworthy SE

Cairn(s) • 12.44km ENE

2

1

1
Fernworthy Stone Row (South)

Stone Row / Alignment • 12.44km ENE

7

2
Drizzlecombe Megalithic Complex

Complex • 12.53km SE

116

8

1
Fernworthy stone row (North)

Stone Row / Alignment • 12.53km ENE

15

1

3

1
Fernworthy Cairn and Cairn Circle (Eastern)

Cairn circle • 12.53km ENE

5

2
Higher Hartor Tor

Round Cairn • 12.53km SE

3

1
Ringmoor Down cairns

Cairn(s) • 12.54km SSE

3
Riddon Ridge

Round Cairn • 12.61km E

5
Ringmoor Kerbed Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 12.76km SSE

6
Plym Steps Round Cairn

Round Cairn • 12.76km SE

5
Plym Steps

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.76km SE

10
Ringmoor Cairn Circle and Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 12.89km SSE

52

7

3
Calveslake Tor

Cairn(s) • 12.89km SE

2

1
Down Ridge

Stone Circle • 12.9km E

12

2
Fernworthy Round House

12.93km ENE

19

1
Great Gnat’s Head

Cairn(s) • 12.97km ESE

2

1

1
Water Hill

Cairn(s) • 13.03km ENE

2
Cator Common North Cairn

Cairn(s) • 13.1km E

3

1
Ringmoor Down Cist

Cist • 13.12km SSE

3

1
Water Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.15km ENE

1
Soussons Common Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 13.17km ENE

23

8

2
Ringmoor Down Reave

13.18km SSE

1
East Lowton settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.21km ENE

17

1
Brisworthy Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 13.31km SSE

57

1

8

1
Willings Wall Warren

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.33km SE

3
Skir Hill

Cairn(s) • 13.39km ESE

1
Soussons Down

Cairn(s) • 13.41km ENE

2
Wigford Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.43km SSE

2
Langcombe Brook / Deadman’s Bottom

Cairn(s) • 13.45km SE

35

1
Legis Tor Cist

Cist • 13.49km SE

5

1
Hurston Ridge

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.51km ENE

17

1

2

1
Ditsworthy Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 13.53km SE

1

1
Hurston Ridge

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.54km ENE

3
Metherall Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.58km ENE

12

2
Thornworthy Down

Cist • 13.61km ENE

12

1
Wigford Down

Cairn(s) • 13.63km SSE

11

1
Shovel Down & The Long Stone

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 13.71km ENE

62

1

7

1
Heath Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.74km ENE

1

1
Shovel Down

Stone Circle • 13.78km NE

2

1
West Vitifer

Cairn(s) • 13.78km ENE

2
Hen Tor North / Shavercombe Brook

Cairn(s) • 13.83km SE

7

1
Willings Walls Warren cist

Cist • 13.98km SE

2
Tolmen Stone

Holed Stone • 14.02km NE

4
Grim’s Grave

Ring Cairn • 14.04km SE

14

1
Yar Tor Hut Circle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.08km E

6
Scorhill

Stone Circle • 14.16km NE

69

3

12
Trowlesworthy Warren

Cist • 14.21km SSE

1

1
White Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 14.23km NE

35

1

11
Stall Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 14.26km ESE

12

2
Yar Tor summit cairn

Cairn(s) • 14.33km E

9

1
Coffin Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 14.4km E

1
Holne Moor

Cist • 14.4km E

1

2
Chagford Common

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.41km ENE

3
Higher Tor

Round Cairn • 14.41km NNE

7
Throwleigh (b) circle

Stone Circle • 14.41km NE

1
Buttern Hill Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 14.46km NE

28

4
Ryder’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 14.5km ESE

2

1
Dewerstone Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.53km SSE

4

4
Trowlesworthy

14.53km SE
Little Trowlesworthy Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.53km SE

2
Yar Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 14.56km E

20

1

1
Birch Tor

Cairn(s) • 14.57km ENE

13

1
Buttern Hill

14.61km NE

1

1
Kes Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.66km NE

6

1
White Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.66km NE

20

1
Challacombe

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 14.74km ENE

19

2
Willings Walls Reave

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.78km SE

1

1
Corndon Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.8km E

1
Cullever Steps

Cairn circle • 14.8km NNE

6
Spanish Lake

Cist • 14.84km SE

1
Corndon Tor

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.92km E

33

1
Roborough Beacon

Enclosure • 14.97km S

8

2
Trowlesworthy Stone Row West

Stone Row / Alignment • 14.97km SSE

20

3

1
Buttern Hill Chambered Cairn.

Chambered Cairn • 14.98km NE

8

2
Trowlesworthy Warren

Stone Circle • 15.02km SSE

24

2

2
Trowlesworthy Stone Row East

Stone Row / Alignment • 15.09km SSE

17

3

1
Maristow Camp

Enclosure • 15.11km SSW
Holne Moor Triple Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 15.17km E

2
Aller Brook

Cist • 15.2km E

1

1
Shell Top South West

Enclosure • 15.23km SSE

9
West Saddlesborough Cairn

Cairn(s) • 15.26km SSE

5

2
West Saddlesborough Hut Circles

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.27km SSE

8

2
West Saddlesborough Stone Row & Cairn Circle

Stone Row / Alignment • 15.27km SSE

19

3
Saddlesborough settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.39km SSE

9

1
Saddlesborough summit cairns

Cairn(s) • 15.46km SSE

3

1
Saddlesborough

15.5km SSE
East Bovey Head

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

14

1
Emmets Post

Cairn(s) • 15.63km SSE

1

1
Tory Brookhead

Cairn(s) • 15.73km SE
Nine Stones

Cairn(s) • 15.74km NNE

27

1

5

1
Shell Top

Cairn(s) • 15.78km SE

3
Shapley Tor

Cairn(s) • 15.82km ENE

6
Cosdon Beacon

Cairn(s) • 15.85km NE

4
Tory Brookhead

Enclosure • 15.89km SE

7
Shapley Common

Platform Cairn • 15.91km ENE

12
Grimspound & Hookney Tor

15.93km ENE

49

8

1
Erme Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.98km ESE

4

1
Hamel Down

Cairn(s) • 16.07km ENE

6
Castle Head

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.11km WSW
Watchet Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.14km NNE

6
Grims Lake Mire

Cist • 16.25km ENE

10

1
Cosdon Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 16.43km NE

32

5

1
Stall Moor Cairn

Cairn(s) • 16.52km ESE

5

2
Erme Plains

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.57km ESE

1
East Hill

Hillfort • 16.61km NNE

11

1
Hook Lake

Enclosure • 16.62km ESE

4

1
Hook Lake

Stone Row / Alignment • 16.64km ESE

3

1
Collard Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 16.67km SSE

11

1
Heap of Sinners

Cairn(s) • 16.69km ESE

11

1

2
Penn Beacon

Cairn(s) • 16.69km SE

2
Hingston Down East

Round Barrow(s) • 16.73km WSW

1
Mardle Valley

Cairn(s) • 16.74km ESE

1

1
King’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.79km ENE

8

1
Puggie Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 16.82km NE

1
Cholwich Town (destroyed)

Stone Row / Alignment • 16.86km SE

1

2
Ranny Brook

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.88km SE

3

1
Stall Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 16.93km ESE

15

6

1
Buckland Ford Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 16.99km ESE

10
Penn Beacon South

17.07km SE

3
Pupers Hill

Cairn(s) • 17.15km ESE

11

1

3
Huntingdon Warren Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.19km ESE

1

1
Western White Barrow

Cairn(s) • 17.19km ESE

9

3
Hingston Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.37km WSW

1

1
Blatchford Bottom settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.38km ESE

3
Dendles Waste

Cist • 17.48km SE

1

1
The Dun Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 17.49km E

1

1
Snowdon

Cairn(s) • 17.54km ESE

6

1
Biller’s Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.54km ESE

2

1
Coombebrook North East

Cairn(s) • 17.95km SE

1

1
Eastern White Barrow

Cairn(s) • 18.2km ESE

9

1

1
Bude Farm Sticklepath

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.3km NNE

1
Harrowthorn Plantation North

Cairn(s) • 18.31km SE

1

1
Kit Hill

18.31km WSW

2

1
Oxenham Arms

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.35km NE

4

1

2

1
Stalldown Cairns

Cairn(s) • 18.4km SE

6

1
Stalldown Stone Row cairns

Cairn(s) • 18.42km SE

4

2

1
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn NE

Cairn(s) • 18.49km SE

4

2
Stalldown cairn circle

Cairn circle • 18.5km SE

5
Stalldown Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.59km SE

40

1

6

2
Brockhill Enclosed Settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.65km ESE

1
Brockhill Ford West

Cairn(s) • 18.74km ESE

2
Brockhill Foot West

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.81km ESE

9

1
Dean Moor

Cairn(s) • 18.83km ESE

8

1

1
Hillson’s House

Cairn(s) • 18.88km SE

5

2

1
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn S

Cairn(s) • 18.98km SE

3

2

1
Boringdon Camp

Hillfort • 19.02km SSE

13

1
Tunhill Rocks

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.05km E

1
Wittaburrow

Cairn(s) • 19.3km E

11
Blackslade Down

Cist • 19.31km E

7

1
Top Tor

Cairn(s) • 19.36km E

7
Gripper’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 19.39km ESE

13

1

1
Dupath Rounds

Enclosure • 19.49km WSW

1

1
Three Barrows

Cairn(s) • 19.51km ESE

10
Foale’s Arrishes

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.59km E

9
Rider’s Rings

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.67km ESE
Hound Tor

Cist • 19.74km ENE

24

2
Stalldown South-East

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.79km SE

8

2
The Spinsters’ Rock

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 19.89km NE

40

10

1
Castlewich Henge

Henge • 19.89km WSW

3

3
Seven Lords’ Lands

Cairn(s) • 19.92km E

7

2

2
Bowerman’s Nose

Natural Rock Feature • 19.93km ENE

11

5
Sharp Tor

Cairn(s) • 19.93km ESE

5

1
Meacombe Burial Chamber

Burial Chamber • 19.94km ENE

10

4