Gidleigh Common (Cairn(s)) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Gidleigh Common N Cairn viewed from N.

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Gidleigh Common N Cairn viewed from E.

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Gidleigh Common N Cairn viewed from S.

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Gidleigh Common N Cairn viewed from W.

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Gidleigh Common S Cairn viewed from Gidleigh Common N Cairn.

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Gidleigh Common S Cairn viewed from N.

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Gidleigh Common S Cairn viewed from E.

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Gidleigh Common S Cairn viewed from S.

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Gidleigh Common S Cairn viewed from W.

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Standing Stone on S Arc of Inner Ring of Gidleigh Common S Cairn.

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Gidleigh Common N Cairn viewed from Gidleigh Common S Cairn.

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Gidleigh Common

Cairn(s)

markj99 Apr 17, 2026

Visited 01.04.26

Gidleigh Common S Cairn is a low mound c. 450m NNE of Scorhill Stone Circle on the E edge of Dartmoor. The round grassy cairn stands out as a green island on brown moorland. According to Historic England 1018908 it measures 0.60m high with a c. 12m diameter. Gidleigh Common S Cairn lies c. 25m SSW of Gidleigh Common N Cairn.

Gidleigh Common

Cairn(s)

markj99 Apr 17, 2026

Visited 01.04.26

Gidleigh Common S Cairn is a low mound c. 450m NNE of Scorhill Stone Circle on the E edge of Dartmoor. The round grassy cairn stands out as a green island on brown moorland. According to Historic England 1018908 it measures 0.75m high with a c. 12m diameter. Historic England states that there are traces of an inner ring of stones on the S Arc. Gidleigh Common N Cairn lies c. 25m NNE of Gidleigh Common S Cairn.

Sites within 20km of Gidleigh Common

Scorhill

Stone Circle • 0.47km SW

73

3

12
Tolmen Stone

Holed Stone • 0.7km SSW

7
Buttern Hill Chambered Cairn.

Chambered Cairn • 0.76km NNW

8

2
Buttern Hill Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 1.13km WNW

29

5
Kes Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.21km ESE

7

1
Throwleigh (b) circle

Stone Circle • 1.29km WNW

1
Shovel Down

Stone Circle • 1.74km SSE

2

1
Shovel Down & The Long Stone

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 1.98km SSE

68

1

7

1
Puggie Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 2.74km ENE

1
White Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 2.98km WNW

35

1

11
Fernworthy stone row (North)

Stone Row / Alignment • 3.46km S

19

1

3

1
Thornworthy Down

Cist • 3.58km SE

12

1
Fernworthy

Stone Circle • 3.64km S

58

6

2
Fernworthy Cairn and Cairn Circle (Eastern)

Cairn circle • 3.65km S

5

2
Fernworthy Stone Row (South)

Stone Row / Alignment • 3.66km S

7

2
Fernworthy SE

Cairn(s) • 3.67km S

3

1

1
Metherall Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.89km SE

12

2
White Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.09km WNW

20

1
East Lowton settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.15km SSE

17

1
Cosdon Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.2km NW

32

5

1
Chagford Common

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.22km SE

3
Heath Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.27km SE

1

1
Fernworthy Round House

4.28km SSE

22

1
Cosdon Beacon

Cairn(s) • 4.31km NW

10
Whitehorse Hill

Cist • 4.62km WSW

1

6

1
The Greywethers

Stone Circle • 5km SSW

63

4

11

3
Assycombe Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.16km SSE

33

3
The Spinsters’ Rock

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 5.27km NE

45

10

1
West Vitifer

Cairn(s) • 5.34km SE

2
Hurston Ridge

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.47km SE

3
Sittaford Tor hut circles

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.57km SSW

3
Hurston Ridge

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.57km SE

17

1

2

1
Sittaford

Stone Circle • 5.66km SSW

14

1

1

1
Oxenham Arms

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.78km NNW

4

1

3

1
Higher Tor

Round Cairn • 5.87km WNW

7
Shapley Common

Platform Cairn • 6.35km ESE

12
Cullever Steps

Cairn circle • 6.51km WNW

6
East Bovey Head

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.55km ESE

14

1
Water Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.61km SSE

1
Water Hill

Cairn(s) • 6.68km SSE

2
Stannon Newtake

Cist • 6.76km S

1

1
Birch Tor

Cairn(s) • 6.77km SE

13

1
Meacombe Burial Chamber

Burial Chamber • 6.78km E

10

4
Nine Stones

Cairn circle • 6.78km WNW

32

1

5

1
Watchet Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.82km WNW

6
Shapley Tor

Cairn(s) • 7.24km ESE

6
Bude Farm Sticklepath

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.43km NW

1
Challacombe

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 7.53km SE

19

2
Cut Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.72km SW

12

4
High Willhays

Cairn(s) • 7.89km W

11

3
Fordsland Ledge

Cairn(s) • 7.93km W

18

4
Broad Down Cairn

Cairn(s) • 7.99km SSW

2

1
Grimspound & Hookney Tor

8.1km ESE

54

8

1
Grims Lake Mire

Cist • 8.1km ESE

10

1
Yes Tor

Cairn(s) • 8.1km W

23

2

1
Cranbrook Castle

Hillfort • 8.11km ENE

11

1
King’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.16km ESE

8

1
Roundy Park settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.26km S

3
Roundy Park

Cairn(s) • 8.26km S

16

2
East Hill

Hillfort • 8.29km WNW

11

1
Soussons Down

Cairn(s) • 8.37km SE

2
Chittaford Cairn and Cist

Cist • 8.52km S

8

2
Hamel Down

Cairn(s) • 8.55km ESE

6
Chittaford Down

Cist • 8.62km S

9

2
Prestonbury Castle

Hillfort • 9.12km ENE

16

1
Archerton, Newtake

Cist • 9.16km S

1

1

2
Longstone Hill

Cairn(s) • 9.25km W

5

1
Soussons Common Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 9.31km SSE

30

8

2
Rowtor Bog Cairns

Cairn(s) • 9.64km SSW

16

1
Kraps Ring

Enclosure • 9.74km S

6

1

1
Cator Common North Cairn

Cairn(s) • 9.88km SSE

3

1
Lakehead Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.14km S

61

2

2
White Tor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.2km SSW

8

1

1
Beardown Man

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.2km SW

13

2
Arch Tor (South-West)

Round Cairn • 10.24km S

3
Stennen Hill

Cist • 10.46km SSW

9

1
Crow Tor

Cist • 10.54km SSW

2

1
Corn Ridge

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.6km W

19

1

1

1
Giant’s Grave (Dartmoor)

Long Barrow • 10.71km ENE

13

1

2
Great Links Tor

Round Cairn • 10.9km WSW

10

1

1
Mardon Down Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 10.91km ENE

30

3
Wooston Castle

Hillfort • 10.91km ENE

13

1

1
Mardon Down Cairns

Cairn(s) • 10.91km E

10

3
Mardon Down Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 10.92km E

25

4
Littaford Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.07km SSW

1
Sourton Tors Circle

Stone Circle • 11.17km W

3

1
Bowerman’s Nose

Natural Rock Feature • 11.17km ESE

13

5
Conies Down

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 11.21km SW

1
Riddon Ridge Field Systems

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.25km SSE

3

1
Bellever

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.31km S

26

7

1
Bellever Tor West

Cist • 11.39km S

8

1
Riddon Ridge

Round Cairn • 11.58km SSE

5
Wistman’s Wood

11.61km SSW

2

2
Hunter’s Tor

Hillfort • 11.66km E

10

1
Doe Tor

Cist • 11.79km WSW

5

1
Great Nodden

Cairn(s) • 11.92km WSW

4
Black Newtake

Cairn circle • 12.02km S

9

1
Hound Tor

Cist • 12.24km ESE

24

2
Laughter Tor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.26km S

7

4
Sharpitor Nutcrackers

Rocking Stone • 13.02km E

1
Long Plantation

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 13.05km SSW

1

1

1

1
Dunnabridge Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.19km S

5

2
The Dun Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 13.29km SE

1

1
Corndon Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.35km SSE

1
Top Tor

Cairn(s) • 13.69km ESE

7
Black Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.71km ESE

15

1
Black Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.78km ESE

9

2
Corndon Tor

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.81km SSE

33

1
Langstone Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 13.84km SW

18

1

4
Langstone Moor

Cairn(s) • 13.86km SW

4

1
Langstone Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.96km SW

11

1
Yar Tor summit cairn

Cairn(s) • 13.97km SSE

9

1
Yar Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 14.04km SSE

20

1

1
Tunhill Rocks

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.06km ESE

1
Langstone Moor

Enclosure • 14.12km SW

3
Round Hill

Cairn(s) • 14.13km SSW

8
Seven Lords’ Lands

Cairn(s) • 14.21km ESE

7

2

2
Foale’s Arrishes

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.27km ESE

9
White Tor East

Cist • 14.4km SW

6

1
Blackslade Down

Cist • 14.42km ESE

7

1
Yar Tor Hut Circle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.43km SSE

6
Coffin Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 14.57km SSE

1
Haytor Rock

Rocky Outcrop • 14.62km ESE

1

1
White Tor Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.62km SW

17
Wittaburrow

Cairn(s) • 14.64km ESE

11
Sherberton Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 14.66km S

26

4

1
Blakey Tor

Cist • 14.66km SSW

5

1
Bow Henge

Henge • 14.7km NNE

1
Gallows Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 14.72km WSW

1

1
Roos Tor Northeast

Cairn(s) • 14.83km SW

1
Rippon Tor

Cairn(s) • 15km ESE

22

1
Swincombe Ford Newtake

Cairn(s) • 15.04km S

2
Little Mis Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.21km SW

8
Horridge Common (West)

Cairn(s) • 15.23km ESE

1

1
The Crock of Gold Cist

Cairn(s) • 15.34km SSW

4

1

3
Down Ridge

Stone Circle • 15.56km SSE

12

2
Pecked Circle

Stone Circle • 15.79km S

1
Joan Ford’s Newtake

Cist • 15.86km S

3

1
Horridge Common

Round Barrow(s) • 15.91km ESE

3
Burley Camp

Hillfort • 16km WSW

1

1
Great Western Reave

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.02km SW

1

1
Royal Hill Cist

Cist • 16.08km S

24
Higher Bury Camp

Hillfort • 16.08km ENE

1
Horridge Common

Round Cairn • 16.15km ESE

8
Aller Brook

Cist • 16.27km SSE

1

1
Broken Barrow

Round Cairn • 16.28km S

10

1
Yellowmeade

Cist • 16.33km SW

2

1
Merrivale Bridge Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.45km SW

8

1

1
The Plague Market At Merrivale

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 16.53km SW

109

19

1
Holne Moor

Cist • 16.66km SSE

1

2
Holne Moor Triple Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 16.73km SSE

2
Merrivale Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 16.77km SW

45

3
Devil’s Gully Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.89km SSW

8
Ter Hill

Cist • 16.9km S

2

1
Skir Hill

Cairn(s) • 17.05km S

1
Cox Tor

Cairn(s) • 17.24km SW

2

1
Yes Tor Bottom

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.46km SSW

1

1
Vixen Tor

Cist • 17.7km SW

14

4

1
Hucken Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 17.72km SW

1

1
Childe’s Tomb

Cist • 17.76km S

5

2
Ryder’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 17.84km SSE

2

1
Hart Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 17.94km SSW

45

1

3
Black Tor

Rocking Stone • 17.98km SSW

8

1
Goldsmith’s Cross/Fox Tor Mire

Cist • 18km S

4

1
Fox Tor Mire

Cist • 18.06km S

1

1
Barn Hill / Whitchurch Down

Cist • 18.15km SW

1

2
Black Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.56km SSW

17
Ingra Tor

Cist • 18.61km SSW

1

1
Raddick Hill

Cairn(s) • 18.61km SSW

17
Mardle Valley

Cairn(s) • 19.15km SSE

1

1
Leeden Tor South

Cist • 19.34km SSW

1

1
Narrator Brook Head cairn

Cairn(s) • 19.43km SSW

10

1
Narrator Brook Head enclosure

Enclosure • 19.44km SSW

9

2
Sharpitor Cist

Cist • 19.69km SSW

5

2
Hingston Hill North

Cist • 19.69km SSW

3
Sharpitor cairns

Cairn(s) • 19.72km SSW

16

2
Down Tor NW

Round Cairn • 19.74km SSW

1
Down Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.76km SSW

69

1

7

1
Sharpitor

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 19.85km SSW

10

5
Brent Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.95km WSW

22

7