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Cholwich Town (destroyed)

Stone Row / Alignment

fitzcoraldo Sep 18, 2006

This site was excavated by George Eogan
“The structure consisted of an alignment 235 yards long and having originally at least ninety-one uprights and a circle 16 feet in diameter that originally had eight orthostats.”
The circle and the alignment failed to produce any finds. Eogan suggested an early Bronze Age date for the site.

from
The Excavation of a Stone Alignment and Circle at Cholwichtown, Lee Moor, Devonshire, England.
George Eogan
Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society
1964

Cholwich Town (destroyed)

Stone Row / Alignment

pure joy Jun 29, 2004

Whilst staying in a scout hut on the edge of Dartmoor (for a National Trust working holiday on the moor) I spotted a big map on the wall. After getting my bearings I noticed a substantial stone row and cairn circle that must now be swallowed up by the expanding China Clay works.

It ran just to the east of a track that ran from Tolchmoor Gate into the workings at Cholwich Town. The stone row ran from SX584621 to 585623, ending at a cairn circle, which would have made it about 250 metres long.

Sites within 20km of Cholwich Town (destroyed)

Tory Brookhead

Enclosure • 1km NNW

7
Tory Brookhead

Cairn(s) • 1.2km N
Penn Beacon South

1.41km ENE

3
Penn Beacon

Cairn(s) • 1.52km ENE

2
Trowlesworthy Stone Row East

Stone Row / Alignment • 1.83km NW

17

3

1
Trowlesworthy Warren

Stone Circle • 1.88km NW

24

2

2
Shell Top

Cairn(s) • 1.92km NE

3
Emmets Post

Cairn(s) • 1.92km W

1

1
Trowlesworthy Stone Row West

Stone Row / Alignment • 1.97km NW

20

3

1
Spanish Lake

Cist • 2.1km NNW

1
Willings Walls Reave

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.11km NNW

1

1
Trowlesworthy

2.34km NW
Little Trowlesworthy Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.34km NW

2
Collard Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 2.66km WSW

11

1
Saddlesborough summit cairns

Cairn(s) • 2.76km W

3

1
Trowlesworthy Warren

Cist • 2.77km NW

1

1
Saddlesborough

2.84km W
Willings Walls Warren cist

Cist • 2.91km NNW

2
Saddlesborough settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.96km W

9

1
Dendles Waste

Cist • 3.02km ENE

1

1
West Saddlesborough Hut Circles

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.28km W

8

2
West Saddlesborough Stone Row & Cairn Circle

Stone Row / Alignment • 3.28km W

19

3
West Saddlesborough Cairn

Cairn(s) • 3.37km W

5

2
Legis Tor Cist

Cist • 3.38km NW

5

1
Ditsworthy Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 3.4km NNW

1

1
Hen Tor North / Shavercombe Brook

Cairn(s) • 3.47km N

7

1
Willings Wall Warren

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.55km NNW

3
Ranny Brook

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.72km ENE

3

1
Brisworthy Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 3.77km WNW

57

1

8

1
Harrowthorn Plantation North

Cairn(s) • 3.89km ENE

1

1
Coombebrook North East

Cairn(s) • 3.9km ENE

1

1
Ringmoor Down Cist

Cist • 3.94km NW

3

1
Ringmoor Cairn Circle and Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.21km WNW

52

7

3
Stalldown Cairns

Cairn(s) • 4.28km ENE

6

1
Ringmoor Down Reave

4.38km WNW

1
Ringmoor Kerbed Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 4.4km WNW

6
Ringmoor Down cairns

Cairn(s) • 4.42km NW

3
Gutter Tor settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.47km NNW

3
Gutter Tor Cist

Cist • 4.58km NNW

12

1
Gutter Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 4.65km NNW

2
Stalldown Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.68km ENE

40

1

6

2
Stalldown cairn circle

Cairn circle • 4.68km ENE

5
Stalldown Stone Row cairns

Cairn(s) • 4.69km ENE

4

2

1
Shell Top South West

Enclosure • 4.71km W

9
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn S

Cairn(s) • 4.72km E

3

2

1
Wigford Down

Cairn(s) • 4.73km WNW

11

1
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn NE

Cairn(s) • 4.76km ENE

4

2
Whittenknowles Rocks Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.8km NNW

8

1
Drizzlecombe Megalithic Complex

Complex • 4.85km N

116

8

1
Boringdon Camp

Hillfort • 4.9km SW

13

1
Grim’s Grave

Ring Cairn • 4.9km NNE

14

1
Dewerstone Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.92km W

4

4
Gutter Tor cairns

Cairn(s) • 4.94km NW

6
Langcombe Brook / Deadman’s Bottom

Cairn(s) • 5km NNE

35

1
Higher Hartor Tor

Round Cairn • 5.14km N

3

1
Wigford Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.17km W

2
Ditsworthy Warren

Cist • 5.22km N

7

1
Plym Steps Round Cairn

Round Cairn • 5.27km NNE

5
Hillson’s House

Cairn(s) • 5.28km ENE

5

2

1
Stalldown South-East

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.3km E

8

2
Plym Steps

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.31km NNE

10
Stall Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 5.41km ENE

15

6

1
Blatchford Bottom settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.45km ENE

3
Yellowmead SE cairn

Cairn(s) • 5.49km NNW

3

2
Eylesbarrow South West

Cist • 5.5km NNW

9

2
Yellowmead Multiple Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 5.58km NNW

52

3

11

3
Stall Moor Cairn

Cairn(s) • 5.62km ENE

5

2
Burford Down

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.63km E

18

5
Burford Down cairn and cist

Cairn(s) • 5.67km E

8

1
Calveslake Tor

Cairn(s) • 5.68km NNE

2

1
Erme Plains

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.71km ENE

1
St Leonard’s Well

Sacred Well • 5.81km NW

2

2
Outcombe

Cist • 5.93km NNW

1

1
Hook Lake

Stone Row / Alignment • 6.15km ENE

3

1
Erme Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.2km NE

4

1
Hook Lake

Enclosure • 6.23km ENE

4

1
Harford Moor

Cist • 6.34km E

15

2
Great Gnat’s Head

Cairn(s) • 6.39km NNE

2

1

1
Cuckoo Rock

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.39km NNW

2

1
Eylesbarrow

Cairn(s) • 6.45km N

15

3
Sharp Tor

Cairn(s) • 6.5km E

5

1
Piles Hill stone row

Stone Row / Alignment • 6.59km E

3

1
Butter Brook Ford

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.69km E

5

1
Three Barrows

Cairn(s) • 6.78km ENE

10
Down Tor South

Cist • 6.91km NNW

2

1
Piles Hill cairns

Cairn(s) • 6.92km E

8

2
Down Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 6.97km N

69

1

7

1
Down Tor NW

Round Cairn • 7.02km NNW

1
Piles Hill longstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.06km E

12

2
Narrator Brook Head cairn

Cairn(s) • 7.17km N

10

1
Narrator Brook Head enclosure

Enclosure • 7.18km N

9

2
Hingston Hill North

Cist • 7.2km NNW

3
Butterdon stone row

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.34km E

16

1

3
Weatherdon Hill

Cairn(s) • 7.36km E

2

1
Glasscombe Ball

Cairn(s) • 7.42km E

3

2
Western White Barrow

Cairn(s) • 7.45km ENE

9

3
Glasscombe Ball North

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.48km E

1
Stall Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.49km NE

12

2
Leather Tor South

Cist • 7.52km NW

2
Addicombe

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.53km E
Spurrell’s Cross Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.69km E

6

2
Butterdon Hill (north) cairn

Round Cairn • 7.7km E

3

1
Glasscombe Corner

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.72km E

11

2
Butterdon Hill cairns

Cairn(s) • 7.85km E

21

2
Butterdon Hill cairn circle

Cairn circle • 7.91km E

4

2
Corringdon Ball Stone Row

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 8.03km E

15

1
Glaze Meet

Cairn(s) • 8.07km E

3

1
Peek Hill

Ring Cairn • 8.13km NW

1

1
Buckland Ford Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 8.13km ENE

10
Roborough Beacon

Enclosure • 8.13km W

8

2
Butterdon Hill Chambered Tomb

Chambered Tomb • 8.38km E

8

2
Fox Tor Mire

Cist • 8.39km N

1

1
Western Beacon

Cairn(s) • 8.41km E

19

5
Corringdon Ball Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 8.42km E

14

1
Eastern White Barrow

Cairn(s) • 8.45km ENE

9

1

1
Cuckoo Ball

Chambered Tomb • 8.48km E

13

2
Goldsmith’s Cross/Fox Tor Mire

Cist • 8.51km NNE

4

1
Raddick Hill

Cairn(s) • 8.62km NNW

17
Huntingdon Warren Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.74km ENE

1

1
Leeden Tor South

Cist • 8.75km NW

1

1
Sharpitor

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 8.75km NW

10

5
Sharpitor Cist

Cist • 8.81km NW

3

2
Sharpitor cairns

Cairn(s) • 8.81km NW

16

2
Cantrell Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 8.86km ESE

3

2
Childe’s Tomb

Cist • 8.89km NNE

5

2
Biller’s Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.92km ENE

2

1
Heap of Sinners

Cairn(s) • 8.94km ENE

11

1

2
Horseyeatt

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.09km NW

4

1
Maristow Camp

Enclosure • 9.17km W
Black Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.19km NNW

17
Snowdon

Cairn(s) • 9.19km ENE

6

1
Hart Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.43km NNW

45

1

3
Rider’s Rings

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.48km ENE
Black Tor

Rocking Stone • 9.55km NNW

8

1
Brockhill Foot West

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.68km ENE

9

1
Aish Ridge

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.77km E

2

2
Ter Hill

Cist • 9.78km NNE

2

1
Brockhill Ford West

Cairn(s) • 9.84km ENE

2
Brockhill Enclosed Settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.88km ENE

1
Pupers Hill

Cairn(s) • 10.01km ENE

11

1

3
Ingra Tor

Cist • 10.06km NW

1

1
Devil’s Gully Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.13km NNW

8
Broken Barrow

Round Cairn • 10.18km NNE

10

1
Royal Hill Cist

Cist • 10.39km NNE

24
Dean Moor

Cairn(s) • 10.44km ENE

8

1

1
Gripper’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 10.56km ENE

13

1

1
Ryder’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 10.59km NE

2

1
Yes Tor Bottom

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.64km NNW

1

1
Royal Hill

10.65km NNE
Skir Hill

Cairn(s) • 10.66km NE

1
Joan Ford’s Newtake

Cist • 10.81km NNE

3

1
Pecked Circle

Stone Circle • 10.86km NNE

1
Harbourne Head cairns

Cairn(s) • 11.02km ENE

2

1
The Crock of Gold Cist

Cairn(s) • 11.1km N

4

1

3
Mardle Valley

Cairn(s) • 11.26km NE

1

1
Harbourne Head

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.39km ENE

5

1
Swincombe Ford Newtake

Cairn(s) • 11.62km NNE

2
Blakey Tor

Cist • 11.8km N

5

1
Brent Hill

Hillfort • 11.87km E

1
Holne Moor

Cist • 11.94km NE

1

2
Down Ridge

Stone Circle • 12.09km NE

12

2
Hucken Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 12.1km NW

1

1
Sherberton Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 12.15km NNE

26

4

1
Yellowmeade

Cist • 12.29km NNW

2

1
Round Hill

Cairn(s) • 12.36km N

8
Holne Moor Triple Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 12.56km NE

2
Merrivale Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 12.7km NW

39

3
Vixen Tor

Cist • 12.73km NW

14

4

1
The Plague Market At Merrivale

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 12.85km NW

105

19

1
Aller Brook

Cist • 13.12km NE

1

1
Merrivale Bridge Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.2km NW

8

1

1
Barn Hill / Whitchurch Down

Cist • 13.24km NW

1

2
Dunnabridge Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.71km NNE

4

2
Long Plantation

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 14.2km N

1

1

1

1
Yar Tor Hut Circle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.2km NE

6
Little Mis Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.26km NNW

8
Coffin Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 14.31km NE

1
Black Newtake

Cairn circle • 14.59km NNE

9

1
Laughter Tor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.78km NNE

7

4
Great Western Reave

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.79km NW

1

1
Cox Tor

Cairn(s) • 14.84km NW

2

1
Yar Tor summit cairn

Cairn(s) • 14.9km NE

9

1
Wistman’s Wood

15.01km N

2

2
Yar Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 15.03km NE

20

1

1
Bellever Tor West

Cist • 15.22km NNE

8

1
Hembury Castle

Hillfort • 15.36km ENE

19

5

1
Bellever

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.4km NNE

26

7

1
Corndon Tor

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.58km NE

33

1
Littaford Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.6km N

1
Roos Tor Northeast

Cairn(s) • 15.76km NW

1
Corndon Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.96km NE

1
Langstone Moor

Enclosure • 15.97km NNW

3
Stennen Hill

Cist • 15.99km N

9

1
Langstone Moor

Cairn(s) • 16.04km NNW

4

1
Riddon Ridge Field Systems

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.09km NNE

3

1
Riddon Ridge

Round Cairn • 16.12km NNE

5
Langstone Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 16.13km NNW

18

1

4
Arch Tor (South-West)

Round Cairn • 16.21km NNE

3
White Tor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 16.34km N

8

1

1
Crow Tor

Cist • 16.41km N

2

1
Lakehead Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 16.47km NNE

43

2
Mount Edgcumbe Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.6km SW

1

1
White Tor East

Cist • 16.74km NW

6

1
Conies Down

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 16.79km NNW

1
Blackdown Rings

Hillfort • 16.8km ESE

1

1
Rowtor Bog Cairns

Cairn(s) • 16.82km N

16

1
Kraps Ring

Enclosure • 16.85km NNE

4

1

1
Langstone Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 16.85km NNW

10

1
White Tor Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.86km NW

17
Archerton, Newtake

Ring Cairn • 17.31km NNE

1

1

2
Beardown Man

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.32km N

13

2
Chittaford Down

Cist • 17.83km NNE

9

2
Chittaford Cairn and Cist

Cist • 17.92km NNE

8

2
Cator Common North Cairn

Cairn(s) • 18.03km NNE

3

1
Roundy Park

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.2km NNE

3
Roundy Park

Cairn(s) • 18.2km NNE

16

2
Soussons Common Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 18.6km NNE

23

8

2
The Dun Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 18.77km NE

1

1
Broad Down Cairn

Cairn(s) • 18.78km N

2

1
Soussons Down

Cairn(s) • 19.57km NNE

2
Wittaburrow

Cairn(s) • 19.62km NE

11
Blackslade Down

Cist • 19.86km NE

7

1
Tunhill Rocks

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.89km NE

1
Stannon Newtake

Cist • 19.91km NNE

1

1