Boringdon Camp (Hillfort) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Boringdon Camp (Hillfort) by Chris Bond

Newspaper clipping regarding a spring clean of Boringdon Camp from the Plymouth Extra, 2 May 1996, p19.

Image credit: Plymouth Extra

Chris Bond Dec 15, 2024

Image of Boringdon Camp (Hillfort) by Chris Bond

Newspaper clipping regarding a survey of Boringdon Camp from the Plymouth Extra, 3 August 1995, p2.

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Chris Bond Aug 18, 2024

Image of Boringdon Camp (Hillfort) by Lubin

Part of the north west wall of Boringdon Camp. Shaugh Moor can just be seen in the background.

Image credit: Peter Castle. ©

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Image of Boringdon Camp (Hillfort) by Lubin

Boringdon Camp looking from the west towards the original entrance.

Image credit: Peter Castle. ©

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Image of Boringdon Camp (Hillfort) by Lubin

Boringdon Camp Looking north towards Dartmoor.

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Image of Boringdon Camp (Hillfort) by Lubin

A photo of the aerial photograph on one of the information boards.
The original entrance is now covered by part of the woodland and was in the top right hand side of the photo.

Image credit: Peter Castle. ©

Lubin Apr 10, 2007

Image of Boringdon Camp (Hillfort) by Lubin

One of the Information Boards at Boringdon Camp.

Image credit: Peter Castle. ©

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Image of Boringdon Camp (Hillfort) by Lubin

Boringdon Camp looking west from one side to the other.

Image credit: Peter Castle. ©

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Image of Boringdon Camp (Hillfort) by Lubin

Boringdon Camp.

Image credit: Peter Castle. ©

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Image of Boringdon Camp (Hillfort) by Lubin

Boringdon Camp.

Image credit: Peter Castle. ©

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Image of Boringdon Camp (Hillfort) by Lubin

Boringdon Camp.

Image credit: Peter Castle. ©

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Image of Boringdon Camp (Hillfort) by Lubin

Boringdon Camp.

Image credit: Peter Castle. ©

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Image of Boringdon Camp (Hillfort) by Lubin

Boringdon Camp.

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Articles

Boringdon Camp

Hillfort

Lubin Apr 10, 2007

Boringdon Camp is situated around 4 km south of Dartmoor and is accessed from a car park on the edge of Cann Woods. This can be reached by driving north from Colebrook on the road which goes to Shaugh.
The camp was in use from around 350-150 BC which according to the information board was the B section of the Iron Age. It is 145 metres above sea level and would have had a comanding view over Plymouth Sound when in use , unfortunatly this is now obscured by the pine forest. It still has views north towards Dartmoor.

Sites within 20km of Boringdon Camp

Collard Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 2.82km NNE

11

1
Shell Top South West

Enclosure • 3.83km NNW

9
Saddlesborough

3.86km NNE
West Saddlesborough Cairn

Cairn(s) • 3.9km N

5

2
Saddlesborough settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.92km NNE

9

1
West Saddlesborough Hut Circles

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.93km N

8

2
West Saddlesborough Stone Row & Cairn Circle

Stone Row / Alignment • 3.93km N

19

3
Saddlesborough summit cairns

Cairn(s) • 3.94km NNE

3

1
Emmets Post

Cairn(s) • 4.32km NNE

1

1
Dewerstone Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.52km NNW

4

4
Cholwich Town (destroyed)

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.9km NE

1

2
Trowlesworthy Stone Row East

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.35km NE

17

3

1
Trowlesworthy Stone Row West

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.37km NE

20

3

1
Wigford Down

Cairn(s) • 5.4km N

11

1
Trowlesworthy Warren

Stone Circle • 5.49km NE

24

2

2
Tory Brookhead

Enclosure • 5.51km NE

7
Wigford Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.6km NNW

2
Tory Brookhead

Cairn(s) • 5.72km NE
Trowlesworthy Warren

Cist • 5.76km NNE

1

1
Trowlesworthy

5.9km NNE
Little Trowlesworthy Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.9km NNE

2
Roborough Beacon

Enclosure • 5.93km WNW

8

2
Ringmoor Down Reave

6km N

1
Willings Walls Reave

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.17km NE

1

1
Penn Beacon South

6.2km ENE

3
Brisworthy Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 6.26km NNE

57

1

8

1
Spanish Lake

Cist • 6.3km NE

1
Penn Beacon

Cairn(s) • 6.4km ENE

2
Ringmoor Down Cist

Cist • 6.44km NNE

3

1
Ringmoor Cairn Circle and Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 6.57km NNE

52

7

3
Legis Tor Cist

Cist • 6.61km NNE

5

1
Ringmoor Kerbed Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 6.62km N

6
Shell Top

Cairn(s) • 6.75km NE

3
Willings Walls Warren cist

Cist • 6.76km NE

2
Maristow Camp

Enclosure • 6.76km WNW
Ringmoor Down cairns

Cairn(s) • 7.04km NNE

3
Willings Wall Warren

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.11km NNE

3
Ditsworthy Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 7.23km NNE

1

1
Dendles Waste

Cist • 7.72km ENE

1

1
Hen Tor North / Shavercombe Brook

Cairn(s) • 7.75km NE

7

1
Gutter Tor settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.82km NNE

3
Gutter Tor Cist

Cist • 7.87km NNE

12

1
Gutter Tor cairns

Cairn(s) • 8.03km NNE

6
Gutter Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 8.04km NNE

2
St Leonard’s Well

Sacred Well • 8.17km N

2

2
Harrowthorn Plantation North

Cairn(s) • 8.38km ENE

1

1
Coombebrook North East

Cairn(s) • 8.52km ENE

1

1
Whittenknowles Rocks Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.54km NNE

8

1
Ranny Brook

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.56km ENE

3

1
Yellowmead Multiple Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 8.76km NNE

52

3

11

3
Stalldown Cairns

Cairn(s) • 8.8km ENE

6

1
Yellowmead SE cairn

Cairn(s) • 8.81km NNE

3

2
Drizzlecombe Megalithic Complex

Complex • 8.89km NNE

116

8

1
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn S

Cairn(s) • 9.07km ENE

3

2

1
Stalldown Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.17km ENE

40

1

6

2
Eylesbarrow South West

Cist • 9.2km NNE

9

2
Stalldown cairn circle

Cairn circle • 9.21km ENE

5
Ditsworthy Warren

Cist • 9.21km NNE

7

1
Stalldown Stone Row cairns

Cairn(s) • 9.24km ENE

4

2

1
Outcombe

Cist • 9.27km NNE

1

1
Burford Down

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.28km ENE

18

5
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn NE

Cairn(s) • 9.29km ENE

4

2
Higher Hartor Tor

Round Cairn • 9.33km NE

3

1
Burford Down cairn and cist

Cairn(s) • 9.35km ENE

8

1
Stalldown South-East

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.4km ENE

8

2
Langcombe Brook / Deadman’s Bottom

Cairn(s) • 9.55km NE

35

1
Grim’s Grave

Ring Cairn • 9.6km NE

14

1
Plym Steps Round Cairn

Round Cairn • 9.61km NE

5
Plym Steps

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.67km NE

10
Hillson’s House

Cairn(s) • 9.75km ENE

5

2

1
Cuckoo Rock

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.97km NNE

2

1
Butter Brook Ford

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.98km E

5

1
Leather Tor South

Cist • 10.07km N

2
Harford Moor

Cist • 10.08km ENE

15

2
Calveslake Tor

Cairn(s) • 10.15km NE

2

1
Down Tor South

Cist • 10.24km NNE

2

1
Blatchford Bottom settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.26km ENE

3
Stall Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 10.26km ENE

15

6

1
Peek Hill

Ring Cairn • 10.36km N

1

1
Stall Moor Cairn

Cairn(s) • 10.5km ENE

5

2
Eylesbarrow

Cairn(s) • 10.53km NNE

15

3
Addicombe

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.54km E
Down Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.57km NNE

69

1

7

1
Erme Plains

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.59km ENE

1
Down Tor NW

Round Cairn • 10.59km NNE

1
Hingston Hill North

Cist • 10.63km NNE

3
Piles Hill stone row

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.67km ENE

3

1
Weatherdon Hill

Cairn(s) • 10.68km E

2

1
Sharp Tor

Cairn(s) • 10.79km ENE

5

1
Narrator Brook Head enclosure

Enclosure • 10.91km NNE

9

2
Narrator Brook Head cairn

Cairn(s) • 10.93km NNE

10

1
Piles Hill cairns

Cairn(s) • 10.94km ENE

8

2
Great Gnat’s Head

Cairn(s) • 10.97km NE

2

1

1
Piles Hill longstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.02km ENE

12

2
Hook Lake

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.03km ENE

3

1
Sharpitor

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 11.07km N

10

5
Butterdon stone row

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.07km ENE

16

1

3
Erme Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.09km NE

4

1
Butterdon Hill cairns

Cairn(s) • 11.1km E

21

2
Hook Lake

Enclosure • 11.11km ENE

4

1
Horseyeatt

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.11km N

4

1
Sharpitor cairns

Cairn(s) • 11.18km N

16

2
Sharpitor Cist

Cist • 11.19km N

3

2
Butterdon Hill cairn circle

Cairn circle • 11.22km E

4

2
Butterdon Hill (north) cairn

Round Cairn • 11.22km ENE

3

1
Western Beacon

Cairn(s) • 11.24km E

19

5
Three Barrows

Cairn(s) • 11.24km ENE

10
Glasscombe Ball

Cairn(s) • 11.29km ENE

3

2
Spurrell’s Cross Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.36km ENE

6

2
Leeden Tor South

Cist • 11.37km N

1

1
Glasscombe Ball North

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.37km ENE

1
Cantrell Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.53km E

3

2
Cuckoo Ball

Chambered Tomb • 11.56km E

13

2
Butterdon Hill Chambered Tomb

Chambered Tomb • 11.61km E

8

2
Mount Edgcumbe Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.71km SW

1

1
Glasscombe Corner

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.72km ENE

11

2
Raddick Hill

Cairn(s) • 11.79km NNE

17
Glaze Meet

Cairn(s) • 11.99km ENE

3

1
Black Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 12.04km N

17
Corringdon Ball Stone Row

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 12.18km ENE

15

1
Stall Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 12.3km NE

12

2
Western White Barrow

Cairn(s) • 12.31km ENE

9

3
Ingra Tor

Cist • 12.47km N

1

1
Fox Tor Mire

Cist • 12.48km NNE

1

1
Hart Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 12.53km N

45

1

3
Black Tor

Rocking Stone • 12.55km N

8

1
Corringdon Ball Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 12.59km ENE

14

1
Goldsmith’s Cross/Fox Tor Mire

Cist • 12.85km NE

4

1
Buckland Ford Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 13.01km ENE

10
Eastern White Barrow

Cairn(s) • 13.25km ENE

9

1

1
Childe’s Tomb

Cist • 13.34km NE

5

2
Yes Tor Bottom

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.39km N

1

1
Devil’s Gully Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.49km NNE

8
Huntingdon Warren Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.62km ENE

1

1
Biller’s Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.78km ENE

2

1
Aish Ridge

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.81km ENE

2

2
Heap of Sinners

Cairn(s) • 13.84km NE

11

1

2
Snowdon

Cairn(s) • 14.05km ENE

6

1
Rider’s Rings

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.16km ENE
Hucken Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 14.21km NNW

1

1
Ter Hill

Cist • 14.22km NE

2

1
Broken Barrow

Round Cairn • 14.37km NNE

10

1
Brockhill Foot West

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.47km ENE

9

1
Royal Hill Cist

Cist • 14.61km NNE

24
Brockhill Ford West

Cairn(s) • 14.64km ENE

2
Vixen Tor

Cist • 14.69km NNW

14

4

1
Brockhill Enclosed Settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.69km ENE

1
Royal Hill

14.75km NNE
Pupers Hill

Cairn(s) • 14.9km ENE

11

1

3
Yellowmeade

Cist • 14.91km N

2

1
Barn Hill / Whitchurch Down

Cist • 14.93km NNW

1

2
Merrivale Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 15.01km N

39

3
The Crock of Gold Cist

Cairn(s) • 15.1km NNE

4

1

3
Joan Ford’s Newtake

Cist • 15.2km NE

3

1
The Plague Market At Merrivale

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 15.22km N

105

19

1
Pecked Circle

Stone Circle • 15.24km NE

1
Dean Moor

Cairn(s) • 15.26km ENE

8

1

1
Treninnow Stone Monument

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 15.27km SW

1
Gripper’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 15.33km ENE

13

1

1
Skir Hill

Cairn(s) • 15.39km NE

1
Ryder’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 15.4km NE

2

1
Treninnow Gatepost

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.44km SW

1

1
Merrivale Bridge Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.51km N

8

1

1
Blakey Tor

Cist • 15.72km NNE

5

1
Harbourne Head cairns

Cairn(s) • 15.74km ENE

2

1
Swincombe Ford Newtake

Cairn(s) • 15.98km NNE

2
Harbourne Head

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.08km ENE

5

1
Brent Hill

Hillfort • 16.08km ENE

1
Mardle Valley

Cairn(s) • 16.16km NE

1

1
Round Hill

Cairn(s) • 16.23km NNE

8
Cox Tor

Cairn(s) • 16.55km NNW

2

1
Sherberton Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 16.56km NE

26

4

1
Holne Moor

Cist • 16.73km NE

1

2
Little Mis Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.74km N

8
Down Ridge

Stone Circle • 16.74km NE

12

2
Rame Head

Cliff Fort • 16.82km SW

2

1
Great Western Reave

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

1

1
Holne Moor Triple Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 17.39km NE

2
Long Plantation

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 17.52km N

1

1

1

1
Aller Brook

Cist • 17.95km NE

1

1
Roos Tor Northeast

Cairn(s) • 18.04km NNW

1
Dunnabridge Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.11km NE

4

2
Langstone Moor

Enclosure • 18.42km N

3
Langstone Moor

Cairn(s) • 18.55km N

4

1
Langstone Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 18.63km N

18

1

4
Wistman’s Wood

18.72km NNE

2

2
Black Newtake

Cairn circle • 18.81km NNE

9

1
Yar Tor Hut Circle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.92km NE

6
Blackdown Rings

Hillfort • 18.98km E

1

1
White Tor East

Cist • 18.98km NNW

6

1
White Tor Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.02km NNW

17
Coffin Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 19.05km NE

1
Hingston Down East

Round Barrow(s) • 19.14km WNW

1
Laughter Tor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.19km NE

7

4
Langstone Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.19km N

10

1
Littaford Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.28km NNE

1
Dupath Rounds

Enclosure • 19.31km W

1

1
Castlewich Henge

Henge • 19.4km W

3

3
Bellever Tor West

Cist • 19.43km NNE

8

1
Yar Tor summit cairn

Cairn(s) • 19.62km NE

9

1
Bellever

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.66km NNE

26

7

1
Hingston Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.67km WNW

1

1
Yar Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.76km NE

20

1

1
Stennen Hill

Cist • 19.9km NNE

9

1
Conies Down

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 19.93km N

1
Crow Tor

Cist • 19.93km NNE

2

1