Water Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
SX672813

Nearest town:

Ashburton (13km ESE)

OS reference:

SX672813

OS sheet:

191

Latitude:

50° 36' 56.36 N

Longitude:

3° 52' 38.42 W

Added to TMA by

Lubin

Sites (1)
Images (1)

Sites in Water Hill

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Image of Water Hill (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by Lubin

The southwest wall of the rownear to where it joins the reave that also forms the west wall of the Hurston Settlement.

Image credit: Peter Castle. ©

Lubin Sep 11, 2005

Sites within 20km of Water Hill

Water Hill

Cairn(s) • 0.14km SW

2
Hurston Ridge

Stone Row / Alignment • 1.1km N

17

1

2

1
Hurston Ridge

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.2km N

3
Birch Tor

Cairn(s) • 1.43km ENE

13

1
West Vitifer

Cairn(s) • 1.43km N

2
Assycombe Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 1.7km WNW

33

3
Challacombe

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 1.74km E

19

2
Soussons Down

Cairn(s) • 1.77km SE

2
Stannon Newtake

Cist • 1.82km WSW

1

1
Fernworthy Round House

2.38km NW

19

1
Heath Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.4km NNW

1

1
East Bovey Head

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.41km ENE

14

1
East Lowton settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.46km NW

17

1
Shapley Tor

Cairn(s) • 2.67km ENE

6
Soussons Common Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 2.71km SSE

23

8

2
Metherall Settlement

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

12

2
Chagford Common

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.74km N

3
Shapley Common

Platform Cairn • 2.89km ENE

12
Grimspound & Hookney Tor

2.92km E

49

8

1
Thornworthy Down

Cist • 3.04km NNW

12

1
Hamel Down

Cairn(s) • 3.19km E

6
Grims Lake Mire

Cist • 3.2km E

10

1
Fernworthy Cairn and Cairn Circle (Eastern)

Cairn circle • 3.22km NW

5

2
Fernworthy SE

Cairn(s) • 3.26km WNW

2

1

1
Fernworthy Stone Row (South)

Stone Row / Alignment • 3.27km WNW

7

2
Fernworthy

Stone Circle • 3.3km WNW

54

6

2
Cator Common North Cairn

Cairn(s) • 3.3km SSE

3

1
Fernworthy stone row (North)

Stone Row / Alignment • 3.44km NW

15

1

3

1
Sittaford Tor hut circles

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.5km W

3
Roundy Park

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.66km WSW

3
Roundy Park

Cairn(s) • 3.66km WSW

16

2
King’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.69km ENE

8

1
The Greywethers

Stone Circle • 3.75km W

63

4

11

3
Chittaford Cairn and Cist

Cist • 3.96km WSW

8

2
Chittaford Down

Cist • 4.06km WSW

9

2
Archerton, Newtake

Ring Cairn • 4.21km SW

1

1

2
Kraps Ring

Enclosure • 4.24km SW

4

1

1
Sittaford

Stone Circle • 4.45km W

14

1

1

1
Lakehead Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.55km SW

43

2
Shovel Down & The Long Stone

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 4.64km NW

62

1

7

1
Shovel Down

Stone Circle • 4.88km NW

2

1
Riddon Ridge Field Systems

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

3

1
Riddon Ridge

Round Cairn • 5.12km S

5
Rowtor Bog Cairns

Cairn(s) • 5.23km WSW

16

1
Arch Tor (South-West)

Round Cairn • 5.31km SW

3
Broad Down Cairn

Cairn(s) • 5.4km WSW

2

1
Bellever

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.5km SSW

26

7

1
Kes Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.54km NNW

6

1
Bellever Tor West

Cist • 5.73km SSW

8

1
Stennen Hill

Cist • 5.85km SW

9

1
Tolmen Stone

Holed Stone • 6.04km NW

4
White Tor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 6.07km WSW

8

1

1
Laughter Tor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.13km SSW

7

4
Scorhill

Stone Circle • 6.32km NW

69

3

12
Black Newtake

Cairn circle • 6.35km SSW

9

1
Puggie Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 6.53km N

1
Corndon Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.74km SSE

1
Whitehorse Hill

Cist • 6.87km WNW

1

6

1
The Dun Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 7.03km ESE

1

1
Bowerman’s Nose

Natural Rock Feature • 7.03km E

11

5
Littaford Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.06km WSW

1
Dunnabridge Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.18km SSW

4

2
Crow Tor

Cist • 7.2km WSW

2

1
Corndon Tor

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.2km SSE

33

1
Hound Tor

Cist • 7.32km E

24

2
Buttern Hill Chambered Cairn.

Chambered Cairn • 7.37km NNW

8

2
Buttern Hill

7.37km NW

1

1
Wistman’s Wood

7.39km SW

2

2
Yar Tor summit cairn

Cairn(s) • 7.39km SSE

9

1
Cut Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.41km W

12

4
Yar Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.45km SSE

20

1

1
Buttern Hill Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 7.55km NW

28

4
Throwleigh (b) circle

Stone Circle • 7.67km NW

1
Meacombe Burial Chamber

Burial Chamber • 7.69km NE

10

4
Beardown Man

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.76km WSW

13

2
Yar Tor Hut Circle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.9km SSE

6
Top Tor

Cairn(s) • 7.97km ESE

7
Coffin Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 8.01km SSE

1
Tunhill Rocks

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.11km ESE

1
Foale’s Arrishes

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.47km ESE

9
Blackslade Down

Cist • 8.47km ESE

7

1
Seven Lords’ Lands

Cairn(s) • 8.55km ESE

7

2

2
Wittaburrow

Cairn(s) • 8.63km ESE

11
Sherberton Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 8.74km SSW

26

4

1
Conies Down

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 8.85km WSW

1
Hunter’s Tor

Hillfort • 9km ENE

10

1
White Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 9.12km NW

35

1

11
Round Hill

Cairn(s) • 9.19km SW

8
Black Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.24km E

15

1
Swincombe Ford Newtake

Cairn(s) • 9.25km SSW

2
Down Ridge

Stone Circle • 9.26km S

12

2
Rippon Tor

Cairn(s) • 9.32km ESE

22

1
Long Plantation

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 9.39km WSW

1

1

1

1
Horridge Common (West)

Cairn(s) • 9.44km ESE

1

1
Haytor Rock

Rocky Outcrop • 9.5km E

1

1
Blakey Tor

Cist • 9.59km SW

5

1
Black Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.6km E

9

2
Aller Brook

Cist • 9.71km SSE

1

1
The Spinsters’ Rock

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 9.9km NNE

40

10

1
Sharpitor Nutcrackers

Rocking Stone • 9.96km ENE

1
Pecked Circle

Stone Circle • 10.01km SSW

1
Joan Ford’s Newtake

Cist • 10.06km SSW

3

1
Cranbrook Castle

Hillfort • 10.12km NE

11

1
The Crock of Gold Cist

Cairn(s) • 10.13km SW

4

1

3
Holne Moor Triple Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.2km SSE

2
Holne Moor

Cist • 10.21km S

1

2
White Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.27km NW

20

1
Horridge Common

Round Barrow(s) • 10.29km ESE

3
Royal Hill

10.41km SSW
Horridge Common

Round Cairn • 10.54km ESE

8
Royal Hill Cist

Cist • 10.55km SSW

24
Cosdon Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.79km NW

32

5

1
Broken Barrow

Round Cairn • 10.79km SSW

10

1
Skir Hill

Cairn(s) • 10.8km S

1
Cosdon Beacon

Cairn(s) • 10.8km NW

4
Ter Hill

Cist • 11.1km SSW

2

1
Giant’s Grave (Dartmoor)

Long Barrow • 11.15km NE

13

1

2
Mardon Down Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 11.15km NE

25

4
Mardon Down Cairns

Cairn(s) • 11.26km NE

10

2
Mardon Down Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 11.43km NE

25

3
Ryder’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 11.46km S

2

1
Prestonbury Castle

Hillfort • 11.48km NE

16

1
Mardon Down

11.73km NE

1
Higher Tor

Round Cairn • 11.74km WNW

7
Langstone Moor

Cairn(s) • 11.84km WSW

4

1
Langstone Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 11.87km WSW

18

1

4
Childe’s Tomb

Cist • 11.99km SSW

5

2
Fordsland Ledge

Cairn(s) • 11.99km WNW

18

4
Langstone Moor

Enclosure • 12.12km WSW

3
High Willhays

Cairn(s) • 12.24km WNW

11

3
Devil’s Gully Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.34km SW

8
Oxenham Arms

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.37km NNW

4

1

2

1
Goldsmith’s Cross/Fox Tor Mire

Cist • 12.37km SSW

4

1
Langstone Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 12.41km WSW

10

1
Cullever Steps

Cairn circle • 12.43km WNW

6
Little Mis Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.5km WSW

8
Wooston Castle

Hillfort • 12.52km NE

13

1

1
Mardle Valley

Cairn(s) • 12.6km SSE

1

1
Fox Tor Mire

Cist • 12.67km SSW

1

1
Yes Tor

Cairn(s) • 12.76km WNW

23

2

1
Roos Tor Northeast

Cairn(s) • 12.84km WSW

1
White Tor East

Cist • 12.84km WSW

6

1
Yellowmeade

Cist • 12.87km SW

2

1
Nine Stones

Cairn(s) • 12.95km NW

27

1

5

1
Watchet Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.09km NW

6
White Tor Settlement

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

17
Great Links Tor

Round Cairn • 13.27km W

10

1

1
Doe Tor

Cist • 13.32km W

5

1
The Plague Market At Merrivale

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 13.4km WSW

105

19

1
Merrivale Bridge Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.47km WSW

8

1

1
Yes Tor Bottom

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.48km SW

1

1
Hart Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.48km SW

45

1

3
Merrivale Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 13.62km WSW

39

3
Black Tor

Rocking Stone • 13.62km SW

8

1
Great Western Reave

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.72km WSW

1

1
Longstone Hill

Cairn(s) • 13.8km WNW

5

1
Hembury Castle

Hillfort • 13.87km SE

19

5

1
Stall Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.96km S

12

2
Pupers Hill

Cairn(s) • 13.99km SSE

11

1

3
Raddick Hill

Cairn(s) • 13.99km SW

17
Bude Farm Sticklepath

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14km NW

1
Black Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 14.21km SW

17
Corn Ridge

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.27km W

19

1

1

1
Narrator Brook Head cairn

Cairn(s) • 14.29km SW

10

1
Narrator Brook Head enclosure

Enclosure • 14.32km SW

9

2
Heap of Sinners

Cairn(s) • 14.42km S

11

1

2
East Hill

Hillfort • 14.47km NW

11

1
Hucken Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 14.48km WSW

1

1
Great Gnat’s Head

Cairn(s) • 14.51km SSW

2

1

1
Eylesbarrow

Cairn(s) • 14.63km SSW

15

3
Ingra Tor

Cist • 14.68km SW

1

1
Down Tor NW

Round Cairn • 14.7km SW

1
Down Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 14.71km SW

69

1

7

1
Great Nodden

Cairn(s) • 14.72km W

4
Vixen Tor

Cist • 14.72km WSW

14

4

1
Hingston Hill North

Cist • 14.75km SW

3
Sourton Tors Circle

Stone Circle • 14.96km W

3

1
Snowdon

Cairn(s) • 14.99km S

6

1
Huntingdon Warren Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.01km S

1

1
Leeden Tor South

Cist • 15.03km SW

1

1
Cox Tor

Cairn(s) • 15.07km WSW

2

1
Down Tor South

Cist • 15.17km SW

2

1
Calveslake Tor

Cairn(s) • 15.19km SSW

2

1
Biller’s Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.2km S

2

1
Cuckoo Rock

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.29km SW

2

1
Buckland Ford Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 15.32km S

10
Dean Moor

Cairn(s) • 15.32km SSE

8

1

1
Barn Hill / Whitchurch Down

Cist • 15.43km WSW

1

2
Sharpitor Cist

Cist • 15.5km SW

3

2
Sharpitor cairns

Cairn(s) • 15.53km SW

16

2
Brockhill Enclosed Settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.57km SSE

1
Plym Steps

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.59km SSW

10
Plym Steps Round Cairn

Round Cairn • 15.65km SSW

5
Sharpitor

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 15.67km SW

10

5
Brockhill Ford West

Cairn(s) • 15.7km SSE

2
Gripper’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 15.85km SSE

13

1

1
Higher Hartor Tor

Round Cairn • 15.86km SSW

3

1
Langcombe Brook / Deadman’s Bottom

Cairn(s) • 15.87km SSW

35

1
Brockhill Foot West

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.89km SSE

9

1
Ditsworthy Warren

Cist • 15.94km SSW

7

1
Erme Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.97km S

4

1
Eylesbarrow South West

Cist • 15.98km SSW

9

2
Western White Barrow

Cairn(s) • 16km S

9

3
Leather Tor South

Cist • 16.03km SW

2
Outcombe

Cist • 16.04km SW

1

1
Grim’s Grave

Ring Cairn • 16.04km SSW

14

1
Horseyeatt

Stone Row / Alignment • 16.12km SW

4

1
Eastern White Barrow

Cairn(s) • 16.2km S

9

1

1
Peek Hill

Ring Cairn • 16.23km SW

1

1
Drizzlecombe Megalithic Complex

Complex • 16.28km SSW

116

8

1
Harbourne Head cairns

Cairn(s) • 16.31km SSE

2

1
Gallows Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 16.41km W

1

1
Hook Lake

Enclosure • 16.43km S

4

1
Harbourne Head

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.46km SSE

5

1
Yellowmead SE cairn

Cairn(s) • 16.48km SW

3

2
Hook Lake

Stone Row / Alignment • 16.5km S

3

1
Yellowmead Multiple Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 16.6km SW

52

3

11

3
Whittenknowles Rocks Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.63km SSW

8

1
Erme Plains

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.77km S

1
Stall Moor Cairn

Cairn(s) • 16.79km S

5

2
Rider’s Rings

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17km SSE
Gutter Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 17.17km SSW

2
Gutter Tor cairns

Cairn(s) • 17.28km SW

6
Stall Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 17.28km S

15

6

1
Gutter Tor Cist

Cist • 17.36km SSW

12

1
Gutter Tor settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.39km SSW

3
Hen Tor North / Shavercombe Brook

Cairn(s) • 17.51km SSW

7

1
St Leonard’s Well

Sacred Well • 17.6km SW

2

2
Blatchford Bottom settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.63km S

3
Ditsworthy Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 17.93km SSW

1

1
Willings Wall Warren

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.05km SSW

3
Ringmoor Down cairns

Cairn(s) • 18.34km SW

3
Willings Walls Warren cist

Cist • 18.42km SSW

2
Ranny Brook

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.43km SSW

3

1
Burley Camp

Hillfort • 18.5km W

1

1
Legis Tor Cist

Cist • 18.56km SSW

5

1
Ringmoor Cairn Circle and Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.84km SW

52

7

3
Ringmoor Kerbed Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 18.87km SW

6
Three Barrows

Cairn(s) • 18.88km S

10
Ringmoor Down Cist

Cist • 18.89km SW

3

1
Spanish Lake

Cist • 18.98km SSW

1
Shell Top

Cairn(s) • 19.02km SSW

3
Brisworthy Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 19.05km SW

57

1

8

1
Willings Walls Reave

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.07km SSW

1

1
Higher Bury Camp

Hillfort • 19.1km NE

1
Stalldown Stone Row cairns

Cairn(s) • 19.21km S

4

2

1
Denbury Hillfort round barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 19.22km ESE

4

2
Denbury

Hillfort • 19.23km ESE

5

1

3

1
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn NE

Cairn(s) • 19.23km S

4

2
Trowlesworthy

19.27km SSW
Little Trowlesworthy Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.27km SSW

2
Hillson’s House

Cairn(s) • 19.28km S

5

2

1
Coombebrook North East

Cairn(s) • 19.29km S

1

1
Stalldown cairn circle

Cairn circle • 19.3km S

5
Stalldown Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.4km S

40

1

6

2
Trowlesworthy Warren

Cist • 19.4km SSW

1

1
Chudleigh Rocks

Cave / Rock Shelter • 19.42km E

2

4
Dendles Waste

Cist • 19.43km SSW

1

1
Stalldown Cairns

Cairn(s) • 19.48km S

6

1
Sharp Tor

Cairn(s) • 19.61km S

5

1
Ringmoor Down Reave

19.63km SW

1
Harrowthorn Plantation North

Cairn(s) • 19.68km S

1

1
Trowlesworthy Warren

Stone Circle • 19.71km SSW

24

2

2
Tory Brookhead

Cairn(s) • 19.74km SSW
Penn Beacon

Cairn(s) • 19.77km SSW

2
Trowlesworthy Stone Row West

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.81km SSW

20

3

1
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn S

Cairn(s) • 19.83km S

3

2

1
Brent Hill

Hillfort • 19.84km SSE

1
Trowlesworthy Stone Row East

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.84km SSW

17

3

1
Corringdon Ball Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.89km SSE

14

1
Tory Brookhead

Enclosure • 19.97km SSW

7
Corringdon Ball Stone Row

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 20km S

15

1