Buttern Hill

SX652884

Also known as:

Monument No. 444111

Nearest town:

Okehampton (9km WNW)

OS reference:

SX652884

OS sheet:

191

Latitude:

50° 40' 44.45 N

Longitude:

3° 54' 29.44 W

Added to TMA by

TMA Ed

Sites (3)
Images (1)
Miscellaneous (1)

Sites in Buttern Hill

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Image of Buttern Hill by GLADMAN

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Jul 30, 2017

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Buttern Hill

Chance Apr 12, 2016

Details of stone circle on Pastscape

Throwleigh Circle (Throwleigh SX 6690). One of the finest but least known Dartmoor stone circles. Standing on low ground, it has a diameter of 80-90 ft. Only 6 stones remain standing, but 36 are more or less in place though fallen, the largest being 6ft 9 in tall. On the slope to the west is another circle, with a diameter of 60ft. Only four stones remain standing. (1)
No evidence, either visual or documentary, can be found to substantiate Pevsner’s assertion of a circle in or near Throwleigh. No known stone circle in the area accords with his description, and Worth does not record circles of this description, in this locality. (2)

Sites within 20km of Buttern Hill

Buttern Hill Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 0.32km W

28

4
Buttern Hill Chambered Cairn.

Chambered Cairn • 0.41km ENE

8

2
Throwleigh (b) circle

Stone Circle • 0.47km W

1
Scorhill

Stone Circle • 1.05km SE

69

3

12
Tolmen Stone

Holed Stone • 1.33km SSE

4
Kes Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.06km ESE

6

1
White Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 2.16km W

35

1

11
Shovel Down

Stone Circle • 2.49km SE

2

1
Shovel Down & The Long Stone

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 2.73km SE

62

1

7

1
White Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.25km WNW

20

1
Puggie Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 3.36km E

1
Cosdon Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 3.42km NW

32

5

1
Cosdon Beacon

Cairn(s) • 3.48km NW

4
Fernworthy stone row (North)

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.11km SSE

15

1

3

1
Fernworthy

Stone Circle • 4.28km SSE

54

6

2
Fernworthy Stone Row (South)

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.3km SSE

7

2
Fernworthy Cairn and Cairn Circle (Eastern)

Cairn circle • 4.31km SSE

5

2
Fernworthy SE

Cairn(s) • 4.31km SSE

2

1

1
Thornworthy Down

Cist • 4.36km SE

12

1
Whitehorse Hill

Cist • 4.54km SW

1

6

1
Metherall Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.67km SE

12

2
East Lowton settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.91km SE

17

1
Fernworthy Round House

5.02km SSE

19

1
Higher Tor

Round Cairn • 5.04km WNW

7
Chagford Common

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.05km SE

3
Heath Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.06km SE

1

1
Oxenham Arms

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.1km NNW

4

1

2

1
The Spinsters’ Rock

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 5.42km ENE

40

10

1
The Greywethers

Stone Circle • 5.45km S

63

4

11

3
Cullever Steps

Cairn circle • 5.67km WNW

6
Assycombe Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.86km SSE

33

3
Nine Stones

Cairn(s) • 5.93km WNW

27

1

5

1
Watchet Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.97km WNW

6
Sittaford

Stone Circle • 6.01km SSW

14

1

1

1
Sittaford Tor hut circles

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

3
West Vitifer

Cairn(s) • 6.14km SE

2
Hurston Ridge

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.26km SE

3
Hurston Ridge

Stone Row / Alignment • 6.35km SE

17

1

2

1
Bude Farm Sticklepath

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.63km NW

1
Shapley Common

Platform Cairn • 7.2km ESE

12
High Willhays

Cairn(s) • 7.23km W

11

3
Fordsland Ledge

Cairn(s) • 7.31km W

18

4
Water Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.37km SE

1
East Bovey Head

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.39km ESE

14

1
Yes Tor

Cairn(s) • 7.39km W

23

2

1
Stannon Newtake

Cist • 7.4km SSE

1

1
Meacombe Burial Chamber

Burial Chamber • 7.43km E

10

4
East Hill

Hillfort • 7.44km WNW

11

1
Water Hill

Cairn(s) • 7.44km SE

2
Birch Tor

Cairn(s) • 7.59km SE

13

1
Cut Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.77km SW

12

4
Shapley Tor

Cairn(s) • 8.09km ESE

6
Broad Down Cairn

Cairn(s) • 8.32km SSW

2

1
Challacombe

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 8.35km SE

19

2
Longstone Hill

Cairn(s) • 8.54km W

5

1
Cranbrook Castle

Hillfort • 8.59km ENE

11

1
Roundy Park

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.79km S

3
Roundy Park

Cairn(s) • 8.79km S

16

2
Grimspound & Hookney Tor

8.94km ESE

49

8

1
Grims Lake Mire

Cist • 8.95km ESE

10

1
King’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.01km ESE

8

1
Chittaford Cairn and Cist

Cist • 9.04km S

8

2
Chittaford Down

Cist • 9.13km S

9

2
Soussons Down

Cairn(s) • 9.14km SE

2
Hamel Down

Cairn(s) • 9.39km ESE

6
Prestonbury Castle

Hillfort • 9.52km ENE

16

1
Archerton, Newtake

Ring Cairn • 9.69km S

1

1

2
Corn Ridge

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.99km W

19

1

1

1
Soussons Common Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 10.05km SSE

23

8

2
Rowtor Bog Cairns

Cairn(s) • 10.1km S

16

1
Kraps Ring

Enclosure • 10.32km S

4

1

1
Beardown Man

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.41km SSW

13

2
Great Links Tor

Round Cairn • 10.46km WSW

10

1

1
Sourton Tors Circle

Stone Circle • 10.53km W

3

1
White Tor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.61km SSW

8

1

1
Cator Common North Cairn

Cairn(s) • 10.62km SSE

3

1
Lakehead Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.72km S

43

2
Arch Tor (South-West)

Round Cairn • 10.74km S

3
Crow Tor

Cist • 10.85km SSW

2

1
Stennen Hill

Cist • 10.93km S

9

1
Giant’s Grave (Dartmoor)

Long Barrow • 11.3km E

13

1

2
Wooston Castle

Hillfort • 11.36km ENE

13

1

1
Conies Down

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 11.38km SW

1
Great Nodden

Cairn(s) • 11.4km WSW

4
Doe Tor

Cist • 11.44km WSW

5

1
Littaford Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.45km SSW

1
Mardon Down Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 11.48km E

25

3
Mardon Down Cairns

Cairn(s) • 11.5km E

10

2
Mardon Down Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 11.52km E

25

4
Mardon Down

11.77km E

1
Bellever

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.91km S

26

7

1
Riddon Ridge Field Systems

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.92km SSE

3

1
Bellever Tor West

Cist • 11.97km S

8

1
Wistman’s Wood

12.01km SSW

2

2
Bowerman’s Nose

Natural Rock Feature • 12.01km ESE

11

5
Riddon Ridge

Round Cairn • 12.28km SSE

5
Hunter’s Tor

Hillfort • 12.45km E

10

1
Black Newtake

Cairn circle • 12.59km S

9

1
Laughter Tor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.89km SSE

7

4
Hound Tor

Cist • 13.09km ESE

24

2
Long Plantation

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 13.35km SSW

1

1

1

1
Dunnabridge Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.8km S

4

2
Sharpitor Nutcrackers

Rocking Stone • 13.82km E

1
Langstone Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 13.91km SW

18

1

4
Langstone Moor

Cairn(s) • 13.94km SW

4

1
Langstone Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.98km SW

10

1
Corndon Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.1km SE

1
The Dun Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 14.11km SE

1

1
Langstone Moor

Enclosure • 14.19km SW

3
Bow Henge

Henge • 14.3km NNE

1
Gallows Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 14.3km WSW

1

1
White Tor East

Cist • 14.4km SW

6

1
Top Tor

Cairn(s) • 14.53km ESE

7
Black Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.56km ESE

15

1
Corndon Tor

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.56km SE

33

1
Round Hill

Cairn(s) • 14.57km SSW

8
Black Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 14.61km ESE

9

2
White Tor Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.61km SW

17
Yar Tor summit cairn

Cairn(s) • 14.7km SSE

9

1
Yar Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 14.77km SSE

20

1

1
Roos Tor Northeast

Cairn(s) • 14.89km SW

1
Tunhill Rocks

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.9km ESE

1
Seven Lords’ Lands

Cairn(s) • 15.06km ESE

7

2

2
Foale’s Arrishes

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.12km ESE

9
Blakey Tor

Cist • 15.12km S

5

1
Yar Tor Hut Circle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.15km SSE

6
Sherberton Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 15.24km S

26

4

1
Blackslade Down

Cist • 15.26km ESE

7

1
Coffin Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 15.29km SSE

1
Little Mis Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.35km SW

8
Haytor Rock

Rocky Outcrop • 15.47km ESE

1

1
Burley Camp

Hillfort • 15.47km WSW

1

1
Wittaburrow

Cairn(s) • 15.47km ESE

11
Swincombe Ford Newtake

Cairn(s) • 15.6km S

2
The Crock of Gold Cist

Cairn(s) • 15.82km S

4

1

3
Rippon Tor

Cairn(s) • 15.85km ESE

22

1
Horridge Common (West)

Cairn(s) • 16.07km ESE

1

1
Great Western Reave

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.11km SW

1

1
Down Ridge

Stone Circle • 16.2km SSE

12

2
Higher Bury Camp

Hillfort • 16.27km ENE

1
Royal Hill

16.29km S
Pecked Circle

Stone Circle • 16.35km S

1
Joan Ford’s Newtake

Cist • 16.42km S

3

1
Yellowmeade

Cist • 16.56km SSW

2

1
Royal Hill Cist

Cist • 16.6km S

24
Merrivale Bridge Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.61km SW

8

1

1
The Plague Market At Merrivale

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 16.71km SW

105

19

1
Horridge Common

Round Barrow(s) • 16.76km ESE

3
Broken Barrow

Round Cairn • 16.79km S

10

1
Merrivale Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 16.95km SW

39

3
Aller Brook

Cist • 16.98km SSE

1

1
Horridge Common

Round Cairn • 17km ESE

8
Devil’s Gully Settlement

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

8
Cox Tor

Cairn(s) • 17.29km SW

2

1
Holne Moor

Cist • 17.34km SSE

1

2
Holne Moor Triple Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 17.44km SSE

2
Ter Hill

Cist • 17.45km S

2

1
Skir Hill

Cairn(s) • 17.69km SSE

1
Yes Tor Bottom

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.74km SSW

1

1
Vixen Tor

Cist • 17.85km SW

14

4

1
Hucken Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 17.9km SW

1

1
Barn Hill / Whitchurch Down

Cist • 18.26km SW

1

2
Hart Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.28km SSW

45

1

3
Childe’s Tomb

Cist • 18.3km S

5

2
Black Tor

Rocking Stone • 18.32km SSW

8

1
Ryder’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 18.5km SSE

2

1
Goldsmith’s Cross/Fox Tor Mire

Cist • 18.52km S

4

1
Fox Tor Mire

Cist • 18.54km S

1

1
Ingra Tor

Cist • 18.88km SSW

1

1
Black Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.88km SSW

17
Raddick Hill

Cairn(s) • 18.98km SSW

17
Leeden Tor South

Cist • 19.65km SSW

1

1
Brent Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.69km WSW

22

7
Mardle Valley

Cairn(s) • 19.85km SSE

1

1
Narrator Brook Head cairn

Cairn(s) • 19.87km SSW

10

1
Narrator Brook Head enclosure

Enclosure • 19.87km SSW

9

2
Sharpitor Cist

Cist • 19.98km SSW

3

2