Sittaford

Nearest town:
Okehampton (13km NW)
OS reference:
SX630828
OS sheet:
191
Latitude:
50° 37' 41.46 N
Longitude:
3° 56' 14.03 W
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Images

Image of Sittaford (Stone Circle) by postman

This standing stone marks the location of the circle, I think it’s an old gatepost as it’s in a old low wall, but it could have been an outlier pointing out the winter solstice? it’s the same size as the circle stones.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Sep 23, 2020
Image of Sittaford (Stone Circle) by postman

Looking across the circle to Sittaford Tor.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Sep 23, 2020
Image of Sittaford (Stone Circle) by postman

Two stones and two stone holes? I think they could still be in there under the water and muck of ages, anyone know for sure?

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Sep 23, 2020
Image of Sittaford (Stone Circle) by postman

Hoiking the tripod high overhead, looking south across the circle.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Sep 23, 2020
Image of Sittaford (Stone Circle) by postman

Thanks to Alan Endicott for refinding this stone circle, it is a prime candidate for restoration, but without stone holes to go by can it be done and more importantly was it ever really finished?

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Sep 23, 2020
Image of Sittaford (Stone Circle) by postman

23 stones I think I counted and four murky stone shaped depressions.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Sep 23, 2020
Image of Sittaford (Stone Circle) by postman

Even with no stones still standing this place should still be sought out, its barely a half mile from the Greywethers over Sittaford Tor.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton
postman
postman Sep 23, 2020
Image of Sittaford (Stone Circle) by costaexpress

Spot the stones! Monday was a perfect day for walking up to Sittaford from the Warren House Inn. Difficult terrain and the circle is hard to find without GPS coming from this direction, looks easy enough if approaching from Fernworthy Forest

costaexpress
costaexpress Mar 15, 2017

Articles

Sittaford

Dartmoor stone circle undisturbed for hundreds of years being excavated

moss
moss Nov 7, 2016

AN undisturbed stone circle which has been buried in the peat since its abandonment in prehistory has been lovingly excavated.

Sittaford Stone Circle, discovered in 2008 by Alan Endacott, a local amateur archaeologist, appeared to have remained undisturbed. It was revealed by the actions of peat cutters in more recent centuries and then a moorland fire in 2008 enabled Alan to spot some of the stones poking out of the surface.
A stone circle which has remained undisturbed is highly unusual. Many of Dartmoor’s stone circles have been subjected to various degrees of disturbance, ranging from ‘mining’ of the sites for stone, to investigation by antiquarians and early archaeologists.

Dartmoor National Park Authority archaeologist Lee Bray said: ‘This lack of disturbance is one of the facts that makes the site special. That this hasn’t happened at Sittaford — as far as we know — makes the site of national significance as it has the potential to shed light on stone circles which is unclouded by the activities of intervening periods.’
The monument itself is located about 300m south west of Sittaford Tor at over 520m elevation, on the summit of the ridge separating the catchments of the North Teign and East Dart. It consists of 30 stones, all of which are currently recumbent, arranged in a circle with a diameter of in excess of 30m.....

tavistock-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=416866&headline=Dartmoor%20stone%20circle%20undisturbed%20for%20hundreds%20of%20years%20being%20excavated&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2016

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Sittaford Tor Stone Circle 15
spencer
spencer
May 2016

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