Shapley Tor (Cairn(s)) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Shapley Tor (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

The rock formation at the summit of Shapley Tor. My assumption is this natural aesthetic sculpture would’ve looked much the same back when the cairn was sited with it perfectly placed upon the northern skyline?

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 15, 2016

Image of Shapley Tor (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

Toward Hookney Tor

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

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Image of Shapley Tor (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 15, 2016

Image of Shapley Tor (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

Suggestive of a former kerb.... now either mostly lost, or subsumed within Dartmoor itself.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 15, 2016

Image of Shapley Tor (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

Difficult to differentiate from the heather unless on the spot – whereby it’s obvious – my trekking poles hopefully assist here. The massive King’s Barrow rises upon the skyline, beyond.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 15, 2016

Image of Shapley Tor (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

Looking toward the summit of Shapley Tor across the cairn, blessed with a rather idiosyncratic rock formation ‘conveniently’ upon the skyline

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 15, 2016

Sites within 20km of Shapley Tor

East Bovey Head

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 0.7km WNW

14

1
Grims Lake Mire

Cist • 0.86km ESE

10

1
Grimspound & Hookney Tor

0.9km SE

49

8

1
Shapley Common

Platform Cairn • 1.01km NNW

12
King’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 1.12km E

8

1
Birch Tor

Cairn(s) • 1.25km WSW

13

1
Challacombe

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 1.27km SW

19

2
Hamel Down

Cairn(s) • 1.34km SE

6
West Vitifer

Cairn(s) • 2.51km W

2
Hurston Ridge

Stone Row / Alignment • 2.61km W

17

1

2

1
Hurston Ridge

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.64km W

3
Water Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.67km WSW

1
Water Hill

Cairn(s) • 2.79km WSW

2
Soussons Down

Cairn(s) • 3.03km SW

2
Chagford Common

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.09km WNW

3
Heath Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.35km WNW

1

1
Metherall Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.77km WNW

12

2
East Lowton settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.8km W

17

1
Assycombe Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 3.82km W

33

3
Soussons Common Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 3.92km SW

23

8

2
Fernworthy Round House

3.93km W

19

1
Thornworthy Down

Cist • 4.03km WNW

12

1
Cator Common North Cairn

Cairn(s) • 4.47km SSW

3

1
Stannon Newtake

Cist • 4.49km WSW

1

1
Bowerman’s Nose

Natural Rock Feature • 4.55km E

11

5
Fernworthy Cairn and Cairn Circle (Eastern)

Cairn circle • 4.83km W

5

2
Fernworthy SE

Cairn(s) • 4.91km W

2

1

1
Fernworthy Stone Row (South)

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.92km W

7

2
Fernworthy

Stone Circle • 4.94km W

54

6

2
Fernworthy stone row (North)

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.02km W

15

1

3

1
Hound Tor

Cist • 5.19km ESE

24

2
Shovel Down & The Long Stone

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 5.54km WNW

62

1

7

1
Shovel Down

Stone Circle • 5.75km WNW

2

1
Meacombe Burial Chamber

Burial Chamber • 5.78km NNE

10

4
Sittaford Tor hut circles

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.97km W

3
Kes Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.04km WNW

6

1
The Greywethers

Stone Circle • 6.07km W

63

4

11

3
Puggie Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 6.09km NNW

1
The Dun Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 6.21km SE

1

1
Roundy Park

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.27km WSW

3
Roundy Park

Cairn(s) • 6.27km WSW

16

2
Hunter’s Tor

Hillfort • 6.33km ENE

10

1
Riddon Ridge

Round Cairn • 6.37km SSW

5
Riddon Ridge Field Systems

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.44km SW

3

1
Top Tor

Cairn(s) • 6.45km ESE

7
Kraps Ring

Enclosure • 6.54km SW

4

1

1
Chittaford Cairn and Cist

Cist • 6.56km WSW

8

2
Chittaford Down

Cist • 6.65km WSW

9

2
Archerton, Newtake

Ring Cairn • 6.71km WSW

1

1

2
Lakehead Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 6.77km SW

43

2
Tunhill Rocks

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.83km SE

1
Tolmen Stone

Holed Stone • 6.87km WNW

4
Sittaford

Stone Circle • 6.89km W

14

1

1

1
Black Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.95km E

15

1
Seven Lords’ Lands

Cairn(s) • 6.98km ESE

7

2

2
Foale’s Arrishes

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.03km ESE

9
Scorhill

Stone Circle • 7.11km WNW

69

3

12
Corndon Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.16km S

1
Blackslade Down

Cist • 7.19km SE

7

1
Black Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.21km E

9

2
Sharpitor Nutcrackers

Rocking Stone • 7.33km E

1
Wittaburrow

Cairn(s) • 7.42km SE

11
Bellever

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.48km SW

26

7

1
Haytor Rock

Rocky Outcrop • 7.53km ESE

1

1
Corndon Tor

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.64km S

33

1
Arch Tor (South-West)

Round Cairn • 7.72km WSW

3
Rippon Tor

Cairn(s) • 7.77km ESE

22

1
Laughter Tor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.78km SW

7

4
Rowtor Bog Cairns

Cairn(s) • 7.78km WSW

16

1
Bellever Tor West

Cist • 7.79km SW

8

1
Buttern Hill Chambered Cairn.

Chambered Cairn • 7.95km WNW

8

2
Horridge Common (West)

Cairn(s) • 7.99km ESE

1

1
Yar Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 8.04km S

20

1

1
Yar Tor summit cairn

Cairn(s) • 8.07km S

9

1
Broad Down Cairn

Cairn(s) • 8.07km WSW

2

1
Buttern Hill

8.09km WNW

1

1
Cranbrook Castle

Hillfort • 8.24km NNE

11

1
Stennen Hill

Cist • 8.32km WSW

9

1
Buttern Hill Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 8.34km WNW

28

4
Black Newtake

Cairn circle • 8.35km SW

9

1
Throwleigh (b) circle

Stone Circle • 8.49km WNW

1
White Tor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 8.63km WSW

8

1

1
Horridge Common

Round Barrow(s) • 8.69km ESE

3
Yar Tor Hut Circle

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

6
Coffin Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 8.72km S

1
Mardon Down Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 8.73km NE

25

4
Giant’s Grave (Dartmoor)

Long Barrow • 8.77km NE

13

1

2
Dunnabridge Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.86km SW

4

2
Mardon Down Cairns

Cairn(s) • 8.86km NE

10

2
Whitehorse Hill

Cist • 8.9km W

1

6

1
Horridge Common

Round Cairn • 8.93km ESE

8
The Spinsters’ Rock

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 9.02km N

40

10

1
Mardon Down Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 9.05km NE

25

3
Mardon Down

9.35km NE

1
Prestonbury Castle

Hillfort • 9.59km NNE

16

1
Littaford Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.61km WSW

1
Crow Tor

Cist • 9.83km WSW

2

1
Wistman’s Wood

9.88km WSW

2

2
Cut Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.95km W

12

4
White Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 10.13km WNW

35

1

11
Aller Brook

Cist • 10.35km S

1

1
Wooston Castle

Hillfort • 10.36km NE

13

1

1
Sherberton Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 10.4km SW

26

4

1
Beardown Man

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.43km WSW

13

2
Down Ridge

Stone Circle • 10.5km SSW

12

2
Holne Moor Triple Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.9km S

2
Swincombe Ford Newtake

Cairn(s) • 10.99km SW

2
Holne Moor

Cist • 11.13km SSW

1

2
White Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.28km WNW

20

1
Cosdon Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.36km NW

32

5

1
Round Hill

Cairn(s) • 11.4km SW

8
Conies Down

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 11.51km WSW

1
Cosdon Beacon

Cairn(s) • 11.55km WNW

4
Blakey Tor

Cist • 11.72km SW

5

1
Pecked Circle

Stone Circle • 11.73km SW

1
Joan Ford’s Newtake

Cist • 11.76km SW

3

1
Long Plantation

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 11.92km WSW

1

1

1

1
Skir Hill

Cairn(s) • 12.02km SSW

1
The Crock of Gold Cist

Cairn(s) • 12.18km SW

4

1

3
Royal Hill

12.37km SW
Royal Hill Cist

Cist • 12.42km SW

24
Ryder’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 12.48km SSW

2

1
Oxenham Arms

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.64km NW

4

1

2

1
Broken Barrow

Round Cairn • 12.66km SW

10

1
Ter Hill

Cist • 12.75km SSW

2

1
Higher Tor

Round Cairn • 12.95km WNW

7
Mardle Valley

Cairn(s) • 13.21km S

1

1
Hembury Castle

Hillfort • 13.53km SSE

19

5

1
Cullever Steps

Cairn circle • 13.62km WNW

6
Childe’s Tomb

Cist • 13.64km SSW

5

2
Fordsland Ledge

Cairn(s) • 13.88km W

18

4
Nine Stones

Cairn(s) • 13.99km WNW

27

1

5

1
Watchet Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.05km WNW

6
High Willhays

Cairn(s) • 14.06km W

11

3
Goldsmith’s Cross/Fox Tor Mire

Cist • 14.11km SW

4

1
Yes Tor

Cairn(s) • 14.5km WNW

23

2

1
Langstone Moor

Cairn(s) • 14.5km WSW

4

1
Langstone Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 14.53km WSW

18

1

4
Fox Tor Mire

Cist • 14.55km SW

1

1
Bude Farm Sticklepath

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.57km NW

1
Devil’s Gully Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.58km SW

8
Pupers Hill

Cairn(s) • 14.69km S

11

1

3
Langstone Moor

Enclosure • 14.78km WSW

3
Langstone Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 15.08km WSW

10

1
Little Mis Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.11km WSW

8
Stall Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 15.27km SSW

12

2
Heap of Sinners

Cairn(s) • 15.28km S

11

1

2
Yellowmeade

Cist • 15.37km WSW

2

1
Roos Tor Northeast

Cairn(s) • 15.49km WSW

1
East Hill

Hillfort • 15.51km WNW

11

1
White Tor East

Cist • 15.51km WSW

6

1
Longstone Hill

Cairn(s) • 15.59km W

5

1
Great Links Tor

Round Cairn • 15.59km W

10

1

1
Hart Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 15.73km SW

45

1

3
Snowdon

Cairn(s) • 15.74km S

6

1
Doe Tor

Cist • 15.78km W

5

1
White Tor Settlement

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

17
Dean Moor

Cairn(s) • 15.82km S

8

1

1
Huntingdon Warren Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.85km S

1

1
Yes Tor Bottom

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.86km SW

1

1
Black Tor

Rocking Stone • 15.9km SW

8

1
The Plague Market At Merrivale

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 15.95km WSW

105

19

1
Biller’s Pound

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

2

1
Merrivale Bridge Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.04km WSW

8

1

1
Great Gnat’s Head

Cairn(s) • 16.1km SSW

2

1

1
Brockhill Enclosed Settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.14km S

1
Merrivale Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 16.16km WSW

39

3
Raddick Hill

Cairn(s) • 16.18km SW

17
Buckland Ford Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 16.23km S

10
Narrator Brook Head cairn

Cairn(s) • 16.25km SW

10

1
Brockhill Ford West

Cairn(s) • 16.27km S

2
Narrator Brook Head enclosure

Enclosure • 16.29km SW

9

2
Gripper’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 16.29km S

13

1

1
Corn Ridge

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.33km W

19

1

1

1
Great Western Reave

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.35km WSW

1

1
Eylesbarrow

Cairn(s) • 16.46km SW

15

3
Brockhill Foot West

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.49km S

9

1
Black Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 16.49km SW

17
Harbourne Head cairns

Cairn(s) • 16.66km S

2

1
Down Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 16.71km SW

69

1

7

1
Down Tor NW

Round Cairn • 16.71km SW

1
Harbourne Head

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.75km SSE

5

1
Hingston Hill North

Cist • 16.8km SW

3
Calveslake Tor

Cairn(s) • 16.86km SSW

2

1
Chudleigh Rocks

Cave / Rock Shelter • 16.9km E

2

4
Western White Barrow

Cairn(s) • 16.96km S

9

3
Eastern White Barrow

Cairn(s) • 16.97km S

9

1

1
Great Nodden

Cairn(s) • 16.98km W

4
Hucken Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 16.99km WSW

1

1
Sourton Tors Circle

Stone Circle • 17km W

3

1
Ingra Tor

Cist • 17.05km SW

1

1
Higher Bury Camp

Hillfort • 17.11km NE

1
Erme Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.17km SSW

4

1
Down Tor South

Cist • 17.23km SW

2

1
Cuckoo Rock

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.26km SW

2

1
Vixen Tor

Cist • 17.28km WSW

14

4

1
Leeden Tor South

Cist • 17.3km SW

1

1
Plym Steps

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.31km SSW

10
Plym Steps Round Cairn

Round Cairn • 17.37km SSW

5
Langcombe Brook / Deadman’s Bottom

Cairn(s) • 17.5km SSW

35

1
Hook Lake

Enclosure • 17.56km SSW

4

1
Rider’s Rings

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.56km S
Grim’s Grave

Ring Cairn • 17.6km SSW

14

1
Hook Lake

Stone Row / Alignment • 17.63km SSW

3

1
Higher Hartor Tor

Round Cairn • 17.64km SW

3

1
Denbury

Hillfort • 17.68km ESE

5

1

3

1
Denbury Hillfort round barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 17.69km ESE

4

2
Cox Tor

Cairn(s) • 17.71km WSW

2

1
Ditsworthy Warren

Cist • 17.77km SW

7

1
Castle Dyke (Chudleigh)

Hillfort • 17.78km E

1

1
Sharpitor Cist

Cist • 17.79km SW

3

2
Sharpitor cairns

Cairn(s) • 17.83km SW

16

2
Cotley Castle

Hillfort • 17.86km ENE
Eylesbarrow South West

Cist • 17.89km SW

9

2
Erme Plains

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.96km SSW

1
Sharpitor

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 17.97km SW

10

5
Stall Moor Cairn

Cairn(s) • 17.99km SSW

5

2
Barn Hill / Whitchurch Down

Cist • 18.01km WSW

1

2
Outcombe

Cist • 18.03km SW

1

1
Drizzlecombe Megalithic Complex

Complex • 18.08km SW

116

8

1
Berry’s Wood

Hillfort • 18.22km ESE

1

1
Leather Tor South

Cist • 18.22km SW

2
Yellowmead SE cairn

Cairn(s) • 18.45km SW

3

2
Stall Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 18.46km SSW

15

6

1
Horseyeatt

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.46km SW

4

1
Peek Hill

Ring Cairn • 18.49km SW

1

1
Whittenknowles Rocks Settlement

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

8

1
Yellowmead Multiple Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 18.6km SW

52

3

11

3
Blatchford Bottom settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.77km SSW

3
Gallows Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 18.89km W

1

1
Gutter Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 19.09km SW

2
Hen Tor North / Shavercombe Brook

Cairn(s) • 19.23km SSW

7

1
Gutter Tor cairns

Cairn(s) • 19.25km SW

6
Gutter Tor Cist

Cist • 19.29km SW

12

1
Gutter Tor settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.31km SW

3
St Leonard’s Well

Sacred Well • 19.69km SW

2

2
Ditsworthy Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 19.74km SW

1

1
Ranny Brook

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.76km SSW

3

1
Three Barrows

Cairn(s) • 19.77km S

10
Bow Henge

Henge • 19.84km N

1
Willings Wall Warren

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.9km SW

3